Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer, originating from the cells which form the membrane lining the abdominal cavity (peritoneal membrane or peritoneum)which houses the intestines, or the chest (pleural membrane or pleura) cavity housing the heart and lungs, in which the cells making up those tissues...

Mesothelioma (benign-fibrous)
Benign mesothelioma is a noncancerous tumor of the lining of the lung and chest cavity, an area called the pleura. See also: Malignant mesothelioma Alternative...

Mesothelioma (malignant)
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon cancerous tumor of the lining of the lung and chest cavity (pleura) or lining of the abdomen (peritoneum) that is typically...

Alimta
...group of medicines called antineoplastics. It is used together with cisplatin (a cancer medicine) to treat a type of cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). This cancer affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. Pemetrexed may also be used alone or together with cisplatin to treat a...

Alimta
Alimta Generic Name: Pemetrexed (PEM-e-TREX-ed) Brand Name: Alimta Alimta is used for: Treating malignant pleural mesothelioma and certain types of non-small cell lung cancer in certain patients. It may be used alone or in combination with cisplatin (another anticancer...

Alimta
Alimta is a treatment for: Malignant pleural mesothelioma. This cancer affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. Alimta is given with cisplatin, another anti-cancer medicine (chemotherapy)....

Pemetrexed Disodium
...patients. No data available for other ethnic groups. Indications and Usage In combination with cisplatin for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma in patients whose disease is unresectable or who are otherwise not candidates for curative surgery; as a single agent for the initial treatment...

benign mesothelioma of genital tract
benign mesothelioma of genital tract Synonym(s): adenomatoid tumor

Priority approval for Alimta -- first drug for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Priority approval for Alimta -- first drug for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma ROCKVILLE, MD., February 5, 2004 -- The FDA today approved Alimta (pemetrexed disodium) for use in combination with cisplatin for the treatment...

FDA Approves Alimta for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
...is an antifolate antineoplastic agent used in combination with cisplatin (a standard chemotherapy agent), for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lungs) in patients who are not candidates for surgery.

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