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ArticleInternational journal of hematology2004

Successful treatment of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome with imatinib mesylate: a case report.

D Tan, W Hwang, H J Ng, Y T Goh, P Tan

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Article in International journal of hematology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D TanDepartment of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. daryl.tan@singhealth.com.sg
W Hwang
H J Ng
Y T Goh
P Tan
Singapore General Hospital · SGSingHealth · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) show persistent hypereosinophilia of unknown etiology that is associated with end-organ damage. Different treatments, including the use of corticosteroids and cytotoxics, have been investigated for HES with modest success. We describe a patient with HES who had significant end-organ damage from hypereosinophilia and remained refractory to conventional therapy. Therapy with imatinib mesylate, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is highly effective in treating patients with BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukemia, was tried with the patient. The result was impressive, with hematologic remission achieved after 12 days of administration. Our finding concurs with recent reports that imatinib mesylate may be a promising agent in the treatment of some cases of HES.

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AdultBenzamidesEnzyme InhibitorsHumansHypereosinophilic SyndromeImatinib MesylateMalePiperazinesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidinesBenzamidesEnzyme InhibitorsImatinib MesylatePiperazinesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidines

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PMID15293573
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