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USES OF SAMITIB 400MG CAPSULE

Treat adults, children and adolescents for:

  • Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
  • Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph-positive ALL)

Treat adults for:

  • Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD)
  • Hyper-eosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL)
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)


HOW SAMITIB 400MG CAPSULE WORKS

SAMITIB 400MG CAPSULE is a protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Tyrosine kinases are proteins which act as chemical messengers that are used by the cancer cells to signal each other for their growth, therefore this medicine works by blocking the enzyme which stops the cancer cells from growing.