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Mechanism of Action of Nilotinib

Introduction Nilotinib is an oral anticancer drug used mainly in Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia, commonly abbreviated as Ph+ CML. It belongs to the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor class. The most widely known brand name is Tasigna, and another formulation is Danziten. Nilotinib is pharmacologically related to imatinib but was designed to bind the BCR-ABL … Read more

Mechanism of Action of Dasatinib

Introduction Dasatinib is an oral targeted anticancer drug belonging to the class of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It is best known by the brand name Sprycel and is mainly used in Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias, especially chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The Philadelphia chromosome results from a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22, … Read more

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