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Brand Xospata 40 mg from Canada by Astellas Pharma

The brand Xospata 40 mg comes from Canada manufactured by Astellas Pharma. It is available in the quantity of 90 tablets.

Xospata Information

Xospata (Gilteritinib) is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia in adults. It is specifically for cases where the cancer has either returned after a period of improvement (relapsed) or did not respond to previous treatments (refractory). It is only effective if the leukemia cells have a specific genetic marker, a FLT3 mutation, which a doctor must confirm with a blood or bone marrow test before starting the drug. The active ingredient is gilteritinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer where the bone marrow produces too many immature white blood cells (blast cells). These blast cells are dysfunctional; they can’t fight infection, and they crowd out healthy blood cells, leading to fatigue, bruising, and frequent illness. When FLT3 is mutated, leukemia is typically more aggressive. This mutation basically sends a constant signal to the cell to keep dividing and growing uncontrollably. Gilteritinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that blocks FLT3 signaling and also inhibits AXL, a kinase associated with treatment resistance. This cuts off the growth signals, causing the cancer cells to stop multiplying and eventually die. By inhibiting FLT3 signaling, Xospata can slow leukemia cell growth and help reduce leukemic blasts in the bone marrow, which may allow normal blood cell production to recover and may lead to remission in some patients. For many, this provides a vital window of time to become healthy enough for a bone marrow transplant, which is often the ultimate goal for a long-term cure. Xospata is also uniquely able to block a second protein, AXL, which cancer cells sometimes use to become resistant to other treatments.

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Yes, a prescription is required from your physician to order Xospata 40 mg.