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Investigators reported that omacetaxine (Omapro) is safe for...

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    Investigators reported that omacetaxine (Omapro) is safe for self-administration, is well tolerated, and that reversible and manageable myelosuppression is the most common side effect

    Below is the media report linking Gleevac to heart failures.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13996351

    Cancer drug may cause heart damage
    Doctors should monitor leukemia patients taking Gleevec, researchers say

    WASHINGTON - A successful cancer-fighting drug may also damage the heart, although a researcher says leukemia patients who need Gleevec should not abandon it.

    While effectively treating cancer, Gleevac can lead to heart failure in some patients, said Dr. Thomas Force, who teaches medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

    His study, published Sunday in the online edition of the journal Nature Medicine, was prompted by reports that 10 patients taking Gleevec for chronic myelogenous leukemia developed severe congestive heart failure.

 
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