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The FDA on Mesothelioma Drug Alimta

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department of Health and Human Services Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Q&A for Mesothelioma Drug "Alimta" February 2004

1. What is Alimta (pemetrexed for injection)?

Alimta is a new cancer drug used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Alimta is given with cisplatin, another anti-cancer medicine.

Courtesy of The FDA

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