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Usually average 1 cold per year. none since began taking sprycel (dasatinib) for cml 4 years ago. do these tkis have antiviral properties?

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Dr. Hernani Cualing answered

Specializes in Pathology

Congratulations: Dasatinib, like imatinib tyrosine kinase inhibitors are great success in cancer treatment for CML etc.Suppressing abnormal white cells defective in combatting infections may have enhanced your body's normal white cells against colds,etc. These molecules block the TKI molecular switches on cells. They do not have antiviral properties. That said, side effects of TKIs include low blood count,takecare

Answered 10/24/2015

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