Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Service Executive.

The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved imatinib for reimbursement as a treatment option for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at significant risk of relapse following resection of Kit (CD117)-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

This is written in the approval document as:

Adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at significant risk of relapse following resection of Kit (CD117)-positive GIST.

Citation

Imatinib Therapy - GIST, 2025, version number 4, NCCP National SACT Regimen, NCCP, viewed 26/03/2026, https://healthservice.hse.ie/documents/6727/335_v4_Imatinib.pdf

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organization(s) Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
HSE (1) CD117 + Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Imatinib