Methotrexate (amethopterin or MTX) chemotherapy drug used to treat various cancers: breast,head,neck,leukaemia,lymphoma,lung,osteosarcoma,bladder and trophoblastic neoplasms. It is also used for autoimmune diseases,ectopic pregnancy and for the induction of abortions. This antimetabolite and folate inhibitor is a cytotoxic drug because it interferes with the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) genetic material in cancer cells,causing cell death | |
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