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Most forms of Mesothelioma chemotherapy involve the intravenous administration of drugs such asAlimta and Cisplatin. Mesothelioma Chemotherapeutic drugs are targeted to kill cells that are rapidly dividing by interfering with processes that occur during cell division.

However, while mesothelioma cancer cells themselves divide rapidly, so do some types of healthy cells, causing some of the unpleasant side effects that are often associated with this form of treatment. Though older chemotherapy medications seemed to do little to fight mesothelioma, newer chemotherapy drugs are showing much promise.

A relatively new form of chemotherapy called heated chemotherapy is an option for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.

This treatment is carried out following mesotheliom surgery, and involves the perfusion of heated mesothelioma chemotherapeutic medications into the peritoneum. Mesothelioma.