Methotrexate and some other chemotherapeutic drugs work by:

a. Killing cancer cells with immune complexes
b. Competing with folate
c. Enhancing folate
d. Inhibiting vitamin B12 absorption

ANS: B
Methotrexate and some other chemotherapeutic drugs work by competing with folate; thus a megaloblastic anemia can develop in these patients.

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