Drug details

Iclusig (ponatinib tablets)

type of Antineoplastic Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Iclusig (ponatinib) is a kinase inhibitor used to treat chronic phase, accelerated phase, or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who do not benefit from or who do not tolerate other treatment.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • loss of appetite,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
  • vomiting,
  • fever,
  • easy bruising,
  • unusual bleeding,
  • pale skin,
  • lightheadedness,
  • shortness of breath,
  • cold hands and feet,
  • confusion,
  • chills,
  • tiredness,
  • dizziness,
  • vision problems,
  • pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
  • seizure,
  • swelling,
  • headache,
  • chest pain or pressure,
  • muscle weakness,
  • mouth sores,
  • severe stomach pain,
  • rapid weight gain,
  • dark urine, and
  • sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
  • slurred speech,
  • problems with vision or balance,
  • bloody or tarry stools,
  • coughing up blood,
  • fast or pounding heartbeats,
  • fast heart rate,
  • skin sores,
  • eye pain or swelling,
  • increased sensitivity to light,
  • pink or brown urine,
  • nosebleeds,
  • heavy menstrual periods,
  • sudden severe headache,
  • bleeding in the eye,
  • change in mental status,
  • upper stomach pain (may spread to your back),
  • vomit that is bloody or looks like coffee grounds,
  • pain or swelling in your arms or legs,
  • flashes or light or “floaters” in your vision,
  • severe pain or swelling in your stomach with a high fever,
  • trouble moving your eyes or other parts of your face,
  • tingling, burning pain, numbness in your hands or feet,
The following drugs are related to Iclusig, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Scemblix (asciminib tablets)
  • Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant) - rywn) injection)
  • Symbenda (bendamustine hydrochloride)
  • Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi injection)
  • Tibsovo (ivosidenib tablets)
  • Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk for injection)