According to the NCI website, omacetaxine mepesuccinate is a semisynthetic formulation of the cytotoxic plant alkaloid homoharringtonine isolated from the evergreen tree Cephalotaxus with potential antineoplastic activity. Indication gemäss EMEA:
Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukaemia in patients who have the T315I Bcr-Abl kinase domain mutation and who are resistant to prior imatinib therapy.
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