Pralatrexate is an antifolate that selectively enters cancer cells expressing reduced folate carrier type 1 (RFC-1). Pralatrexate potently inhibits DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase).
It has been nearly 8 years since pralatrexate became the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Like most drugs approved for a particular clinical indication
Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are a group of rare malignancies characterized by chemotherapy resistance and poor prognosis. Romidepsin and pralatrexate were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for patients with relapsed/refractory PTCL, exhibiting response rates of 25% and
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 19(24), 6657-6661 (2013-08-24)
Folates are well known to be essential for many cellular processes, including cellular proliferation. As a consequence, antifolates, the fraudulent mimics of folic acid, have been shown to be potent therapeutic agents in many cancers. Over the past several decades
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