Nilotinib (Tasigna)

General information

Class/mechanism: Tyrosine kinase inhibitor of Bcr-Abl, the constitutively active tyrosine kinase resulting from the Philadelphia chromosome abnormality in CML. Nilotinib binds to the inactive conformation of the Abl kinase domain and stabilizes it.
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

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Patient drug information

• Nilotinib (Tasigna) package insert PDF pages 23-27
• Nilotinib (Tasigna) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Nilotinib (Tasigna) patient drug information (UpToDate)