With a good tensile strength, heat resistance and resistance to corrosion, but also difficult to burn, asbestos - a widely used in the construction of the shield silicate mineral fibers, is still welcomed by the people. As everyone knows, is that asbestos, has become a cause of lung cancer, pleura - the first killer of malignant pleural mesothelioma.This year, the Chinese-American scientist Dr. Shi Quan successfully developed the first and only for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma drug, is the world's largest scientific Society American Chemical Society awarded the "Heroes of Chemistry Award", which allows malignant pleural Mesothelioma once again become the focus of attention people.
Dr. Shi In an interview with "Life Times" reporter, said that at present in malignant pleural mesothelioma has been increasing worldwide trend, and the high mortality rate. The latency period of the disease 20-50 years, peak incidence in different countries, although China's growth rate is lower than the asbestos industry in Europe and America, it is still asbestos-producing countries, so in the near future will inevitably encounter peak incidence.
Dr. Shi said that the current very limited treatment of the disease, medication --- pemetrexed characteristics because of its side effects are more and more attention. "It is an anti-folate drugs, can also block cancer cell growth and division required for a key enzyme in folate synthesis led to cell death."
According to Dr. Shi introduction, pemetrexed has been strong because the toxicity was almost forced to terminate the study, researchers found that can, if the drug 3-5 days before, they begin to supplement vitamin B12 and folic acid, can control the drug toxicity, so that patients get a good quality of life, and even became the current "minimal side effects of chemotherapy drugs"
