{"id":13985,"date":"2025-07-14T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/?p=13985"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:10:48","slug":"what-is-imatinib-targeted-cancer-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/en\/what-is-imatinib-targeted-cancer-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u0e08\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e2d\u0e34\u0e21\u0e32\u0e17\u0e34\u0e19\u0e34\u0e1a \u0e22\u0e32\u0e21\u0e38\u0e48\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e32\u0e21\u0e30\u0e40\u0e23\u0e47\u0e07 \ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13985\" class=\"elementor elementor-13985\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53eb7dc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53eb7dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1995faba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1995faba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Imatinib: Targeted Cancer Therapy Drug\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><ul><li class=\"translation-block\">Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) : Especially in patients with the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph+)<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\">Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) : With mutations in the c-KIT gene<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\">Other blood cancers as determined by oncologists<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Mechanism of action of Imatinib<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Imatinib is a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) drug that works by inhibiting the enzyme tyrosine kinase that is involved in the growth of cancer cells, causing<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop cancer cell division<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce the number of abnormal cells<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-term disease control<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Advantages of using Imatinib<\/b><\/span><\/h2><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a drug that acts specifically on cancer cells.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"translation-block\">It has fewer side effects than chemotherapy drugs.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps extend the life of patients and control the disease well.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is research supporting it both in Thailand and abroad.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Side effects that may be experienced<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"translation-block\">Although it is safer than chemotherapy, Imatinib can have side effects, such as:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swelling around eyes, hands, or feet<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea, stomach pain<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skin rash, dry skin<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liver function abnormalities (requires monitoring)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fc15b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03fc15b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c3cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c3cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Now available at a lower cost in Thailand<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Originally, Imatinib had to be imported from abroad, which was quite expensive. However, it is now produced in Thailand, making it<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Reduce treatment costs<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase patient access to medicine<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote quality treatment in the Thai public health system<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">Imatinib is an important targeted therapy for the treatment of certain types of cancer, particularly CML and GIST, and is more effective and has fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy. If used properly under the supervision of a specialist, it can help extend the patient's life and improve their quality of life significantly.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with any of the above-mentioned cancers, do not hesitate to consult an oncologist to plan an appropriate treatment regimen.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93b92e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a93b92e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ea625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93ea625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" 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