Tell me it ain't so. The good news it's from 2009. Google "heart disease and Gleevec" it's the third article. Yikes!
I really hate to bring this up but I googled heart disease and gleevec and this awful article in the NY Times that lists Gleevec with two other drugs as ones that cause heart disease.
Started by
jmoorhou
, Jun 16 2014 10:20 PM
2 replies to this topic
#1
jmoorhou
-
- Members
-
- 314 posts
Advanced Member
- LocationOutside of San Francisco
Posted 16 June 2014 - 10:20 PM
Diagnosed 3/2014 WBC 28 Non detectable within 3 monthsGleevec 400 mg 5/2014 one hour after dinner really improves nausea300 mg 12/15/2016200 mg and 300 mg Gleevec 2/25/2017 (after 3 years on Gleevec) For last four months taking 300 mg per day. Last CMC showed liver enzymes elevated, went to a good Naturopath and he recommended 4 Tumeric, 10,000 mg Vitamen D, and 3 milk thistle (silymarin) daily. Also use One<p>Day Detox Dandeloin tea, and Nettle Tea and a slice of ginger every day...in two months liver tests were below normal.Janis
#2
Trey
-
- PS Beta Group
-
- 1,705 posts
Advanced Member
- LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Posted 18 June 2014 - 11:51 AM
Later research and patient experience does not back up those earlier reports. If a patient is elderly they may want to keep a closer watch on heart issues, but that is true for any elderly person, Gleevec or not.
Recent data found that there wer only 6 cardiovascular events in 280 Imatinib patients surveyed, and "85% of these patients with cardiovascular events had at least one prior risk factor and were not optimally managed for hyperglycemia and hypercholosterolemia"
http://www.cmladvoca...nd-side-effects
#3
jmoorhou
-
- Members
-
- 314 posts
Advanced Member
- LocationOutside of San Francisco
Posted 18 June 2014 - 11:03 PM
Thanks for that Trey. Novartis does say that is why they don't want to give up the patent, because they have made improvements. And this article was 5 years ago.
Diagnosed 3/2014 WBC 28 Non detectable within 3 monthsGleevec 400 mg 5/2014 one hour after dinner really improves nausea300 mg 12/15/2016200 mg and 300 mg Gleevec 2/25/2017 (after 3 years on Gleevec) For last four months taking 300 mg per day. Last CMC showed liver enzymes elevated, went to a good Naturopath and he recommended 4 Tumeric, 10,000 mg Vitamen D, and 3 milk thistle (silymarin) daily. Also use One<p>Day Detox Dandeloin tea, and Nettle Tea and a slice of ginger every day...in two months liver tests were below normal.Janis
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
