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Chemotherapy has been used to treat mesothelioma for many years. Mesothelioma is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Chemotherapy has not been as successful in treating mesothelioma as it has been in treating other forms of cancer. There are quite a few chemotherapy drugs that have been in use, but recently there have been some promising drugs designed that have shown particular promise in treating mesothelioma. One of the stands outs in these chemotherapy drugs is Alimta. Alimta is a chemotherapy drug that was approved in 2005 by the Food and Drug Administration for use in chemotherapy treatment. Alimta was approved in the treatment of mesothelioma and has been a breakthrough drug in the treatment of mesothelioma. Alimta works as an anti-folate. What an anti-folate drug does is target the production of folic acid. Anti-folate drugs such as Alimta act during DNA and RNA synthesis. Alimta inhibits the replication of cells specifically during a particular phase in cell replication. By doing this, Alimta can target more rapidly replicating cells, which tend to be the malignant cancerous cells, thus inhibiting the further spread of the cancer. There are many side effects that come along with the drug, as with most chemotherapy drugs. Alimta has been shown to have adverse effects on the bone marrow, hair, and skin of patients that have been treated with it. To date there is no cure for mesothelioma, but with drugs like Alimta, those diagnosed have longer lives and a better quality than without such treatments.
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