Dasatinib
Sprycel (dasatinib) is a prescription tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat certain types of leukemia, including chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL). It works by blocking signals that promote abnormal white blood cell growth.
Sprycel is a targeted therapy for certain leukemias that works by inhibiting cancer cell growth signals.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 643170
- Generic
- Sprycel
- Class
- brand-name
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase and accelerated phase in adults, as well as Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) in adults and children.
Sprycel inhibits BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase and other kinases involved in cancer cell proliferation and survival, blocking the abnormal signals that drive leukemia cell growth.
This medication requires a prescription from an oncologist. Patients should be monitored for side effects including fluid retention, bleeding, myelosuppression, and cardiac effects. Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with this medication.
Official drug label
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