Edatrexate
Definition
Edatrexate is an investigational (experimental) medicine similar to methotrexate used to stop growth of cancer and formation of new cancer cells.
Purpose
Edatrexate has been shown to have anticancer activity in research studies in patients with lung cancer, head and neck cancer, breast cancer, and non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Description
Edatrexate is an anticancer drug that belongs to a family of drugs called antimetabolites. It is an antagonist of folic acid closely related to methotrexate...
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