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Oncology · ChemotherapiesExample report

Nilotinib

Tasigna

Use as directed

Your body processes nilotinib at a normal rate. The standard dose should work as expected.

The genes behind this label

The guidelines read one gene for nilotinib. Each card shows the two copies this person inherited and what they mean.

UGT1A1Your two copies: *1/*60

Normal metabolizer

Both copies work normally.

Clears bilirubin and some drugs, such as the cancer drug irinotecan.

This result doesn't change the label.

What the guidelines say

What each guideline says about your result.

UGT1A1Normal metabolizer

In plain words
Your body processes nilotinib at a normal rate. The standard dose should work as expected.
What it means
No FDA guidance for your genotype
What the label suggests
Initiate therapy with recommended starting dose.

About nilotinib

Nilotinib is a twice-daily oral treatment for Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), sold as Tasigna capsules and as other nilotinib products.

Used for
Philadelphia chromosome-positive CML: newly diagnosed chronic phase, and chronic or accelerated phase after resistance or intolerance to earlier treatment

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