Gleevec vs. Taxol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Gleevec and Taxol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 209,296 people who take Gleevec and Taxol, and is updated regularly.
What is Gleevec?
Gleevec has active ingredients of imatinib mesylate. It is often used in chronic myelogenous leukemia (cml). eHealthMe is studying from 35,415 Gleevec users. Check the latest studies of Gleevec.
What is Taxol?
Taxol has active ingredients of paclitaxel. It is often used in breast cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 33,554 Taxol users. Check the latest studies of Taxol.
209,296 people who take Gleevec and Taxol are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Gleevec (imatinib mesylate)
- Taxol (paclitaxel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Gleevec:
- not at all: 1.53 %
- somewhat: 5.34 %
- moderate: 8.78 %
- high: 30.53 %
- very high: 53.82 %
Taxol:
- not at all: 4.49 %
- somewhat: 22.47 %
- moderate: 29.21 %
- high: 32.58 %
- very high: 11.24 %
Want to compare Gleevec with Taxol?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .
- O'rafferty C, McElligott F, Storey L, O'marcaigh A, Smith O, "Pneumatosis intestinalis and imatinib mesylate", Annals of hematology, 2014 Oct .
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Browse all side effects of Gleevec:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Taxol:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on imatinib mesylate and paclitaxel (the active ingredients of Gleevec and Taxol, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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