Shenzi is a secondary antagonist in The Lion King and a main antagonist in The Lion King 1Â½. She is one of Scar's chief henchmen, along with Banzai and Ed. As a cub, Shenzi is shown to be small in size, as lean-bodied and skinny as her underfed companions.
GleevecÂ® (imatinib mesylate) in the treatment of GIST: Gleevec is a type of targeted therapy that works by inhibiting a protein called tyrosine kinase. Tyrosine kinase is overproduced in GIST cells and is responsible for helping the cancer cells survive and grow.
Using Gleevec for Leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. The bone marrow normally produces blood cells in amounts the body needs. However, in leukemia, the bone marrow produces a large amount of abnormal blood cells that grow out of control and eventually crowd out the normal, healthy blood cells.