Tasigna er en potent hæmmer af Bcr- Abl- onkoproteinets Abl- tyrosinkinaseaktivitet både i cellelinjerne og i primære Philadelphia- kromosompositive leukæmiceller.
Tasigna is a potent inhibitor of the Abl tyrosine kinase activity of the Bcr-Abl oncoprotein both in cell lines and in primary Philadelphia-chromosome positive leukaemia cells.