Diseases Covered

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Program Status

closed

Applications or renewals for this condition are currently unavailable. The organizations below may offer funding for this condition.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Patient must have valid Social Security number to apply for assistance and receive treatment in the United States.
  • Patient income must be at or below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL.)
  • Patient is required to have insurance coverage which covers at least 50% of the cost of treatment.
  • Patient must be diagnosed with a covered disease and program must be accepting enrollments.
  • Patient must be seeking assistance for a prescribed medication that is FDA approved to treat the covered diagnosis.

Medications Covered

  • Busulfex
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Cytoxan
  • Danziten
  • Gleevec
  • Iclusig
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Imkeldi
  • Roferon-A
  • Scemblix
  • Sprycel
  • Synribo
  • Tasigna

Disease Description

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. CML causes an increased number of white blood cells in the blood. (Source: Mayo Clinic)