Adverse Effects
The most common side effects include weight gain, reduced number of blood cells (neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia), headache, edema, nausea, rash, and musculoskeletal pain.
Severe congestive cardiac failure is an uncommon but recognized side effect of imatinib and mice treated with large doses of imatinib show toxic damage to their myocardium.
If imatinib is used in prepubescent children, it can delay normal growth, although a proportion will experience catch-up growth during puberty.
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