pemetrexed
Noun
Meaning
pemetrexed (uncountable)
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
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Merck said a Phase 3 study of its immuno-oncology drug Keytruda in tandem with chemotherapy drugs pemetrexed (Alimta) and cisplatin or carboplatin was successful.
We unexpectedly observed incidental clinical benefit in response to pemetrexed and carboplatin therapy in two thyroid cancer patients treated with this regimen for coexistent cancers (lung cancer and mesothelioma).