methotrexate
noun
meth·o·trex·ate
ˌme-thə-ˈtrek-ˌsāt 
: a toxic folic acid analog C20H22N8O5 that is used to treat certain cancers, severe psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis
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In the 1950s, for instance, researchers linked a drug named methotrexate to an antibody that targets carcinoembryonic antigen, a common tumor marker, and tested whether the construct could treat advanced colorectal and ovarian cancers in people.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 4 July 2013
Typically costing tens of thousands of dollars annually, the drugs are prescribed after a patient fails to respond to older, cheaper drugs like methotrexate.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
During the first month, the participants’ pain improved in both the placebo and methotrexate groups.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
The recent study did not show methotrexate was any different.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
The Biden administration is also working to increase the supply of methotrexate, which has been in shortage since March.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Another chemotherapy drug also often used in children, methotrexate, has been in short supply since March, and is still hard to come by.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
However, two of your medicines, amiodarone and methotrexate, are both well-known for potentially causing lung disease.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
This includes various cancer drugs, such as methotrexate; antibiotics, such as penicillin and clindamycin; pain medications, such as morphine and lidocaine; and cardiac medication, such as atropine and digoxin.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 4 July 2013
Typically costing tens of thousands of dollars annually, the drugs are prescribed after a patient fails to respond to older, cheaper drugs like methotrexate.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
During the first month, the participants’ pain improved in both the placebo and methotrexate groups.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
The recent study did not show methotrexate was any different.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
The Biden administration is also working to increase the supply of methotrexate, which has been in shortage since March.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Another chemotherapy drug also often used in children, methotrexate, has been in short supply since March, and is still hard to come by.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
However, two of your medicines, amiodarone and methotrexate, are both well-known for potentially causing lung disease.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
This includes various cancer drugs, such as methotrexate; antibiotics, such as penicillin and clindamycin; pain medications, such as morphine and lidocaine; and cardiac medication, such as atropine and digoxin.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
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methotrexate
noun
meth·o·trex·ate
ˌmeth-ə-ˈtrek-ˌsāt
: a toxic drug C20H22N8O5 that is an analog of folic acid and is used to treat certain cancers, severe psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis
called also amethopterin
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