Alimta

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What is Alimta?

Generic Name: pemetrexed
Other Brand Names: pemetrexed
Pemetrexed is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
Pemetrexed is used to treat mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. Pemetrexed is also used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has already been treated with other cancer medications.
Pemetrexed may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Posts on Alimta (41)

Thank you for responding to my previous post on weekly taxol. If say my Mom does not respo...
Just curious if anyone has heard of the chemo drug Alimta. I am starting new chemo again ...
Has anyone received Alimta chemo for ovca? My Mom is beginning this new drug next tuesday ...
My Mom is currently on doxil, which brought her numbers down but not controlling the ascite...
Hello Dr. Goodman My Mom is obviously platinum resistant and her doctor recommended to t...
Does anyone know which chemo products zeolite is safe to use with or not safe?
I was diagnosed with lung cancer in Aug. 2006 : adenocarcinoma with malignant pleural effus...
Hello Dr. Last post to you was few weeks ago about my mom's accumulation of ascites. We...
i'm from Italy and my father (64 years old) has lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) since june 200...
Can you give me clues as to what might be going on with my Dad? He is 72. He was diagno...