Pemetrexed in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

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作者
Gridelli, Cesare [1 ]
Maione, Paolo [1 ]
Rossi, Antonio [1 ]
Bareschino, Maria Anna [1 ]
Schettino, Clorinda [1 ]
Sacco, Paola Claudia [1 ]
Zeppa, Rosario [1 ]
机构
[1] SG Moscati Hosp, Div Med Oncol, I-83100 Avellino, Italy
关键词
chemotherapy; NSCLC; pemetrexed; safety; PHASE-III TRIAL; CISPLATIN PLUS GEMCITABINE; 1ST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY; CARBOPLATIN; BEVACIZUMAB; PACLITAXEL; ANTIFOLATE; GEFITINIB; DOCETAXEL; LY231514;
D O I
10.1517/14740338.2011.553281
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Introduction: For patients with advanced NSCLC, treatment outcomes are still disappointing and the search for new active and safe drugs is warranted. The chemotherapeutic agent pemetrexed has produced, in the last years, an innovation of therapeutic algorithms of this disease, and this review is aimed at describing the role of pemetrexed in the treatment of NSCLC. Areas covered: In the present review, we discuss the mechanism of action of pemetrexed, its safety profile and the main clinical data on pemetrexed in NSCLC treatment. The reader will gain information on pemetrexed efficacy in the first-line, second-line and maintenance treatment of advanced NSCLC. Moreover, the histotype-based approach to NSCLC treatment, which is important for the selection of patients to be treated with pemetrexed, is clarified. Expert opinion: The recent introduction of pemetrexed in the first-line and maintenance treatment of advanced non-squamous NSCLC represents, in our opinion, a significant step forward in the treatment of this disease in the last 3 years. Furthermore, cisplatin plus pemetrexed has a more favorable safety profile as compared with those of pre-existing cisplatin-based regimens.
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