Pralatrexate

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Pralatrexate
TermPralatrexate
Short definitionPralatrexate - (pronounced) (PRA-luh-TREK-sayt) A drug used to treat peripheral T-cell lymphoma (a fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) that has come back (come back) or has not improved with other cancer therapies. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Pralatrexate - (pronounced) (PRA-luh-TREK-sayt) A drug used to treat peripheral T-cell lymphoma (a fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) that has come back (come back) or has not improved with other cancer therapies. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Pralatrexate prevents cells from using folic acid to make DNA. This can help prevent cancer cells from growing and kill them. Pralatrexate is a type of antimetabolite and a type of dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor. Also called folotyn

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