Iclusig

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Iclusig is indicated as monotherapy in adult patients with chronic phase, accelerated phase, or blast phase chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) who are resistant to dasatinib or nilotinib; who are intolerant to dasatinib or nilotinib and for whom subsequent treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who have the T315I mutation Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) who are resistant to dasatinib; who are intolerant to dasatinib and for whom subsequent treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who have the T315I mutation. Iclusig is indicated in combination with reduced-intensity chemotherapy in adult patients with newly diagnosed Ph+ ALL (see section 5.1).  Iclusig is indicated as monotherapy in paediatric patients 6 years of age or older with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukaemia (CP-CML) who are resistant to dasatinib or nilotinib; who are intolerant to dasatinib or nilotinib and for whom subsequent treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who have the T315I mutation. See sections 4.2 for the assessment of cardiovascular status prior to start of therapy and 4.4 for situations where an alternative treatment may be considered.