Thoracic-Oncology Unit 1st, Lung Diseases Department, San Camillo-Forlanini High Specialization Hospitals, Rome, Italy;
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2009;5:781-7. doi: 10.2147/tcrm.s3195. Epub 2009 Oct 12.
Pemetrexed is a new cytotoxic agent that is a standard of care for the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in combination with cisplatin in treatment of malignat pleural mesothelioma. It has been studied in numerous phase II and III trials in combination with different drugs or as single agent. Recently, pemetrexed has been approved in combination with cisplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC other than squamous cell histology. The toxicity is acceptable and similar to that of other NSCLC regimens. The postinduction maintenance therapy with pemetrexed is being evaluated in a phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
培美曲塞是一种新型细胞毒性药物,已被确立为治疗非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)二线药物的标准方案,并且与顺铂联合用于治疗恶性胸膜间皮瘤。该药已在众多 II 期和 III 期临床试验中与不同药物联合应用或单药治疗进行了研究。最近,培美曲塞已被批准与顺铂联合用于除鳞状细胞组织学以外的局部晚期或转移性 NSCLC 患者的一线治疗。其毒性可耐受,与其他 NSCLC 方案相似。正在进行一项 III 期、双盲、安慰剂对照研究,以评估培美曲塞诱导后的维持治疗。