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Leucovorin vs Trimetrexate - What's the difference?

leucovorin | trimetrexate |

As nouns the difference between leucovorin and trimetrexate

is that leucovorin is a particular drug used in the treatment of cancer while trimetrexate is a quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.

leucovorin

English

Noun

(-)
  • A particular drug used in the treatment of cancer.

    • Synonyms

    * folinic acid

    External links

    * ("leucovorin" on Wikipedia)

    trimetrexate

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia trimetrexate)
  • A quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.