(poh-NA-tih-nib HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
This page contains brief information about ponatinib hydrochloride and a collection of links to more information about the use of this drug, research results, and ongoing clinical trials.
FDA label information for this drug is available at DailyMed.
Use in Cancer
Ponatinib hydrochloride is approved for use in adults to treat:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia that is Philadelphia chromosome positive. It is used:
- With chemotherapy in patients whose cancer is newly diagnosed.¹
- Alone in patients whose cancer has a T315I mutation or cannot be treated with other kinase inhibitors.
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). It is used:
- In patients with chronic phase CML whose cancer did not respond to at least two kinase inhibitors or who cannot be treated with other kinase inhibitors.
- In patients with accelerated phase or blastic phase CML whose cancer cannot be treated with other kinase inhibitors.
- In patients whose cancer has a T315I mutation.
Ponatinib hydrochloride is not approved to treat newly diagnosed chronic phase CML.
¹This use is approved under FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program. As a condition of approval, confirmatory trial(s) must show that ponatinib hydrochloride provides a clinical benefit in these patients.
Ponatinib hydrochloride is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
More About Ponatinib Hydrochloride
Definition from the NCI Drug Dictionary – Detailed scientific definition and other names for this drug.
More About Ponatinib Hydrochloride – A lay language summary of important information about this drug that may include the following:
- warnings about this drug,
- what this drug is used for and how it is used,
- what you should tell your doctor before using this drug,
- what you should know about this drug before using it,
- other drugs that may interact with this drug, and
- possible side effects.
Drugs are often studied to find out if they can help treat or prevent conditions other than the ones they are approved for. This patient information sheet applies only to approved uses of the drug. However, much of the information may also apply to unapproved uses that are being studied.
Research Results and Related Resources
Targeted Therapy to Treat Cancer
Clinical Trials Accepting Patients
Find Clinical Trials for Ponatinib Hydrochloride – Check for trials from NCI’s list of cancer clinical trials now accepting patients.
