"Trimetrexate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonclassical folic acid inhibitor through its inhibition of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase. It is being tested for efficacy as an antineoplastic agent and as an antiparasitic agent against PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in AIDS patients. Myelosuppression is its dose-limiting toxic effect.
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D016597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.786.925
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Comparison of methods for evaluating drug-drug interaction. Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2010 01 01; 2(1):241-9.