A drug which helps to prevent cells reproducing, used in the treatment of cancer.
An antimetabolite that interferes with the action of the vitamin, folic acid. This drug also suppresses the immune system and serves as an antineoplastic drug.
Antineoplastic drug used to treat certain cancers. Adverse effects include mouth sores, digestive upsets, bone marrow depression, and rashes.
A drug that interferes with cell growth and is used to treat various types of cancer, including leukemia. It is administered by mouth or injection; common side-effects include mouth sores, digestive upsets, skin rashes, and hair loss.
One of the antimetabolites used to treat certain forms of malignant disease. It is given orally, intravenously, intramuscularly or intrathecally. It is particularly used as maintenance therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Other uses include choriocarcinoma, non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and various solid tumours.
An inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, and several cancers. It also has been used with misoprostol to induce abortion. Side effects from this drug include suppression of bone marrow production of blood cells and hepatitis.
The preeminent medication employed as a disease modifying antirheumatic drug, widely recognized for its extensive usage.
Methotrexate is a cancer-fighting medication employed in the treatment of lymphoma, a type of lymph node cancer, as well as certain variants of leukemia. Beyond its primary applications, Methotrexate is also harnessed against uterine, breast, ovarian, lung, bladder, and testicular cancers, along with severe psoriasis when alternate therapies prove futile. However, its usage can trigger adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, mouth sores, anemia, heightened vulnerability to infections, and irregular bleeding.