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Imatinib: History, Community, Culture & Applications

Imatinib, sold under the brand names Gleevec and Glivec (both marketed worldwide by Novartis) among others, is an oral targeted therapy medication used to treat cancer. Imatinib is a small molecule inhibitor targeting multiple tyrosine kinases such as CSF1R, ABL, c-KIT, FLT3, and PDGFR-β. Specifically, it is used for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)…

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Imatinib topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Community, Culture and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around Imatinib.

Related topics
159
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
167
Extracted relationships
158
Related term clusters
31
Bridge connections
167

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 39 topics
Pharmacology · 26 topics
Interactions · 22 topics
History · 20 topics
Research · 18 topics
Medical uses · 16 topics
Side effects · 14 topics
Society and culture · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
L01EA01 (WHO)
Bioavailability
98%
CAS Number
152459-95-5 Y 220127-57-1 (mesilate)
ChEBI
CHEBI:45783 Y

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Overview

Medical uses

Side effects

Interactions

Pharmacology

History

Society and culture

Research

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Imatinib connects Entity context

The extracted context around Imatinib shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Imatinib → Anthony, Biological Studies, Brian Druker, British, California, Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini, Center, Charles Sawyers, Ciba-Geigy, CML, Elisabeth Buchdunger, Hammersmith Hospital, Hunter, Italy, John Goldman, Jürg Zimmermann, La Jolla, London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, Milano Bicocca Another extracted example is Imatinib → Abelson, ABL, CYP1A2, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha, Kit, Metabolism, N-demethylated, P450, PDGFR. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Imatinib

Top relations

related to history · 30
Imatinib → Anthony, Biological Studies, Brian Druker, British, California, Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini, Center, Charles Sawyers, Ciba-Geigy, CML, Elisabeth Buchdunger, Hammersmith Hospital, Hunter, Italy, John Goldman, Jürg Zimmermann, La Jolla, London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer, Milano Bicocca
related to Pharmacokinetics · 13
Imatinib → Abelson, ABL, CYP1A2, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha, Kit, Metabolism, N-demethylated, P450, PDGFR
related to Other · 9
Imatinib → CHIC2, D816V, FIP1L1-PDGFRα, Gleevec, January, KIT, Ph, Philadelphia, The FDA
related to Economics · 8
Imatinib → Blood, Brian Druker, Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini, Druker, John Goldman, Novartis, Signatories, United States
related to Interactions · 8
Imatinib → Conversely, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, Inactivated, Likewise, Since, St John's Wort
related to Medical uses · 8
Imatinib → ASM, CCyR, CML, DFSP, FDA, GISTs, MDS/MPD, MMR
related to Chronic myelogenous leukemia · 7
Imatinib → CML, Drug Administration, Due, FDA, Food, Philadelphia, Starting
related to Cardiotoxicity · 6
Imatinib → ABL, ABL1, Cardiotoxic, Clinical, Patient, Studies
Legal status · 5
Imatinib → AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only, EU: Rx-only, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only
related to Gastrointestinal stromal tumors · 5
Imatinib → February, GIST, KIT-positive, KIT-positive GISTs, The FDA

Important terminology

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Important terminology

novartis patent drug tyrosine gleevec treatment may use kinase also c-kit effects patients application bcr-abl mesylate growth used cyp3a4 chronic

Imatinib relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 158 structured relationships around Imatinib. Examples in this analysis include Imatinib → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Imatinib → AHFS/Drugs.com → Monograph. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Imatinib3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
ImatinibAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
ImatinibATC codeL01EA01 (WHO)1.00infobox
ImatinibBioavailability98%1.00infobox
ImatinibCAS Number152459-95-5 Y 220127-57-1 (mesilate)1.00infobox
ImatinibChEBICHEBI:45783 Y1.00infobox
ImatinibChEMBLChEMBL941 Y1.00infobox
ImatinibChemSpider5101 Y1.00infobox
ImatinibCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID30371251.00infobox
ImatinibDrug classTyrosine kinase inhibitor1.00infobox
ImatinibDrugBankDB00619 Y1.00infobox
ImatinibECHA InfoCard100.122.7391.00infobox
ImatinibElimination half-life18 h (imatinib) 40 h (active metabolite)1.00infobox
ImatinibExcretionFecal (68%) and kidney (13%)1.00infobox
ImatinibFormulaC29H31N7O1.00infobox
ImatinibIUPHAR/BPS56871.00infobox
ImatinibKEGGD08066 Y1.00infobox
ImatinibLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ImatinibLegal statusCA: ℞-only1.00infobox
ImatinibLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
ImatinibLegal statusUS: ℞-only1.00infobox
ImatinibLegal statusEU: Rx-only1.00infobox
ImatinibLicense dataUS DailyMed: Imatinib1.00infobox
ImatinibMedlinePlusa6060181.00infobox
ImatinibMetabolismLiver (mainly CYP3A4-mediated)1.00infobox
ImatinibMolar mass493.615 g·mol−11.00infobox
ImatinibOther namesSTI-5711.00infobox
ImatinibPDB ligandSTI (PDBe, RCSB PDB)1.00infobox
ImatinibPregnancy categoryAU: D1.00infobox
ImatinibPronunciationih-MAT-ih-nib1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Imatinib bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Treatment, Tyrosine and Mesylate. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Imatinib
    • Treatment
    • Tyrosine
    • Mesylate
    • Drug
    • Kinase
    • Effective
    • C-kit
    • Patent
    • Novartis
    • Inhibitor
    • Cml
    • Drugs
  • imatinib
    • Treatment
    • Tyrosine
    • Mesylate
    • Drug
    • Kinase
    • Effective
    • C-kit
    • Patent
    • Novartis
    • Inhibitor
    • Cml
    • Drugs
  • chronic myelogenous leukemia
    • Leukemia
    • Cml
    • Used
    • Mastocytosis
    • Protein
    • Effective
    • Drugs
    • Growth
    • Kinase
    • Treatment
    • Liver
    • Side
  • chronic eosinophilic leukemia
    • Leukemia
    • Cml
    • Used
    • Mastocytosis
    • Protein
    • Effective
    • Drugs
    • Growth
    • Kinase
    • Treatment
    • Liver
    • Side
  • drug itself
    • Gleevec
    • Liver
    • Fda
    • Cyp3a4
    • Imatinib
    • Effects
    • Application
    • Novartis
    • Side
    • Patent
    • Protein
    • Activity
  • food and drug administration
    • Gleevec
    • Liver
    • Fda
    • Cyp3a4
    • Imatinib
    • Effects
    • Application
    • Novartis
    • Side
    • Patent
    • Protein
    • Activity
  • rational drug design
    • Gleevec
    • Liver
    • Fda
    • Cyp3a4
    • Imatinib
    • Effects
    • Application
    • Novartis
    • Side
    • Patent
    • Protein
    • Activity
  • acute lymphocytic leukemia
    • Cml
    • Mastocytosis
    • Protein
    • Effective
    • Drugs
    • Used
    • Growth
    • Kinase
    • Treatment
    • Liver
    • Side
    • Active

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Imatinib, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Imatinib with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Imatinib — Overview · splits 128 ⟂ 40
Imatinib — Pharmacology · splits 141 ⟂ 27
Imatinib — Interactions · splits 145 ⟂ 23
Imatinib — History · splits 147 ⟂ 21
Imatinib — Research · splits 149 ⟂ 19
Imatinib — Medical uses · splits 151 ⟂ 17
Imatinib — Side effects · splits 153 ⟂ 15
Imatinib — Society and culture · splits 163 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Imatinib

Nodes168
Edges167
Triples158
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011905
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Imatinib to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Culture & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Imatinib · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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