Treatment for Mesothelioma: Chemotherapy

In February 2004, the Food and Drug Administration approved the chemotherapy drug Pemetrexed (which is marketed under the brand name Alimta) for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Pemetrexed in combination with the chemotherapy agent Cisplatin is used in treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma when the patient is not a good candidate for surgery.

According to the the drug maker's website, Altima, when given with cisplatin, is the first and only chemotherapy drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma when surgery is not an option.

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