Can grapefruit juice decrease the cost of imatinib for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia?

Leuk Res. 2011 Jan;35(1):e11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.09.014. Epub 2010 Oct 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / economics*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzamides
  • Beverages*
  • Citrus*
  • Drug Costs*
  • Food-Drug Interactions*
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
  • Piperazines / economics*
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Pyrimidines / economics*
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzamides
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Imatinib Mesylate