Advice
Recommended for restricted use within the NHS in Scotland.
REASONS FOR ADVICE
Recommended for restricted use within the NHS in Scotland, under the supervision of an oncologist for patients with Kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST).
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- imatinib (Glivec)
- SMC ID:
- 08/02
- Indication:
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
- Pharmaceutical company
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- Submission type
- Full
- Status
- Restricted
- Date advice published
- 09 August 2002