Pemetrexed disodium
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Term | Pemetrexed disodium |
Short definition | Pemetrexed disodium - (pronounced) (peh-meh-TREK-sed dy-SOH-dee-um) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Pemetrexed disodium - (pronounced) (peh-meh-TREK-sed dy-SOH-dee-um) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Pemetrexed disodium prevents cells from using folic acid to make DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite and a type of antifolate. Also called Alimta, LY231514 and Pemfexy
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