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.
Life Expectancy Improves. CML patients taking Gleevec (imatinib) were followed for up to eight years. In order to be enrolled in the study, patients needed to be incomplete remission after two years of starting the drug, and the study confirmed that they could expect to live as long as people without cancer.