HealthAugust 22, 2026

imatinib

ih-MAT-ih-nib

Definition

A type of targeted therapy drug used to treat certain forms of cancer, such as chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Etymology

The name is a scientific construction combining components of its chemical structure ('-nib' stands for tyrosine kinase inhibitor) with prefixes used in pharmaceutical naming conventions.

In the news

In the article, imatinib is the active ingredient in the donated cancer drug IMCRANIB, which is being distributed to Thai hospitals to improve patient access to life-saving treatment.

Royally-Donated Cancer Drug Reaches 215 Gold Card Patients So Far

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