Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BCR::ABL1 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Imatinib in patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

GLEEVEC (imatinib mesylate) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in blast crisis or accelerated phase, or in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Gleevec (imatinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00067276.PDF. Revised August 2021. Accessed June 2025.