Pemetrexed Disodium (pem-eh-TREX-ed Dy-SOH-dee-um) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Pemetrexed Disodium (pem-eh-TREX-ed Dy-SOH-dee-um)? A drug that is used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called enzyme inhibitors. Also called Alimta and LY231514

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