Imatinib hæmmer også receptortyrosinkinaserne for thrombocytafledte vækstfaktorer (PDGF), PDGF - R, og stamcellefaktorer (SCF), c- Kit, og hæmmer PDGF - og SCF- medierede cellulære signaler.
Imatinib is also an inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinases for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), PDGF-R, and stem cell factor (SCF), c-Kit, and inhibits PDGF- and SCF-mediated cellular events.