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Lee DW, Jung KH, Lee KH, Park YH, Lee KS, Sohn J, Ahn HK, Jeong JH, Koh SJ, Kim JH, Kim HJ, Lee KE, Kim HJ, Yang YW, Park KH, Lee J, Won HS, Kim TY, Im SA. Pemetrexed plus vinorelbine versus vinorelbine monotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer (KCSG-BR15-17): A randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II trial. Eur J Cancer 2024; 197:113456. [PMID: 38104354 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Metastatic breast cancer refractory to anthracycline and taxanes often shows rapid progression. The development of effective and tolerable combination regimens for these patients is needed. This phase II trial investigated the efficacy of pemetrexed plus vinorelbine in patients with metastatic breast cancer. METHODS This randomized, open-label, phase II trial was conducted in 17 centers in Korea. Patients with advanced breast cancer who had previously been treated with anthracyclines and taxanes were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either vinorelbine or pemetrexed plus vinorelbine. Randomization was stratified by prior capecitabine treatment and hormone receptor status. The primary endpoint was investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints included the objective response rate, overall survival, safety, and quality of life. RESULTS Between March 2017 and August 2019, a total of 125 patients were enrolled. After a median follow-up duration of 14.1 months, 118 progression events and 88 death events had occurred. Sixty-two patients were assigned to the pemetrexed plus vinorelbine arm, and 63 were assigned to the vinorelbine arm. Pemetrexed plus vinorelbine significantly prolonged PFS compared to vinorelbine (5.7 vs. 1.5 months, p < 0.001). The combination arm had higher disease control rate (76.8% vs. 45.9%, p = 0.001) and a tendency toward longer overall survival (16.8 vs. 10.5 months, p = 0.102). Anemia was more frequent in the pemetrexed plus vinorelbine arm per cycle compared with vinorelbine (7.9% vs. 1.9%, p < 0.001), but there was no difference in the incidence of grade 3-4 neutropenia per cycle between the pemetrexed plus vinorelbine arm and the vinorelbine single arm (14.7% vs. 19.5%, p = 0.066). CONCLUSIONS This phase II study showed that pemetrexed plus vinorelbine led to a longer PFS than vinorelbine. Adverse events of pemetrexed plus vinorelbine were generally manageable.
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- Dae-Won Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan University College of Medicine, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Oncology and Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Deparment of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Hamimed M, Leblond P, Dumont A, Gattacceca F, Tresch-Bruneel E, Probst A, Chastagner P, Pagnier A, De Carli E, Entz-Werlé N, Grill J, Aerts I, Frappaz D, Bertozzi-Salamon AI, Solas C, André N, Ciccolini J. Impact of pharmacogenetics on variability in exposure to oral vinorelbine among pediatric patients: a model-based population pharmacokinetic analysis. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2022; 90:29-44. [PMID: 35751658 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-022-04446-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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PURPOSE Better understanding of pharmacokinetics of oral vinorelbine (VNR) in children would help predicting drug exposure and, beyond, clinical outcome. Here, we have characterized the population pharmacokinetics of oral VNR and studied the factors likely to explain the variability observed in VNR exposure among young patients. DESIGN/METHODS We collected blood samples from 36 patients (mean age 11.6 years) of the OVIMA multicentric phase II study in children with recurrent/progressive low-grade glioma. Patients received 60 mg/m2 of oral VNR on days 1, 8, and 15 during the first 28-day treatment cycle and 80 mg/m2, unless contraindicated, from cycle 2-12. Population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed using nonlinear mixed-effects modeling within the Monolix® software. Fifty SNPs of pharmacokinetic-related genes were genotyped. The influence of demographic, biological, and pharmacogenetic covariates on pharmacokinetic parameters was investigated using a stepwise multivariate procedure. RESULTS A three-compartment model, with a delayed double zero-order absorption and a first-order elimination, best described VNR pharmacokinetics in children. Typical population estimates for the apparent central volume of distribution (Vc/F) and elimination rate constant were 803 L and 0.60 h-1, respectively. Following covariate analysis, BSA, leukocytes count, and drug transport ABCB1-rs2032582 SNP showed a dramatic impact on Vc/F. Conversely, age and sex had no significant effect on VNR pharmacokinetics. CONCLUSION Beyond canonical BSA and leukocytes, ABCB1-rs2032582 polymorphism showed a meaningful impact on VNR systemic exposure. Simulations showed that the identified covariates could have an impact on both efficacy and toxicity outcomes. Thus, a personalized dosing strategy, using those covariates, could help to optimize the efficacy/toxicity balance of VNR in children.
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- Mourad Hamimed
- SMARTc Unit, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, France. .,Inria-Inserm COMPO Team, Centre Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, Marseille, France.
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- Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology IHOPe, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Oscar Lambret Cancer Center, Lille, France
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- Unité d'Oncologie Moléculaire Humaine, Oscar Lambret Cancer Center, Lille, France
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- SMARTc Unit, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, France.,Inria-Inserm COMPO Team, Centre Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, Marseille, France
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- Département de la Recherche Clinique et Innovation, Oscar Lambret Cancer Center, Lille, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Pédiatrie Onco-Hématologie Université de Strasbourg, CHRU Hautepierre, UMR CNRS 7021, Strasbourg, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent et UMR CNRS 8203 Université Paris Saclay, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- SIREDO Centre (Care, Innovation and Research in Paediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology), Institut Curie-Oncology Center, Paris, France
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- Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology IHOPe, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE), Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207, Marseille, France.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology Laboratory, La Timone University Hospital of Marseille, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, La Timone University Hospital of Marseille, APHM, Marseille, France
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- SMARTc Unit, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, France.,Inria-Inserm COMPO Team, Centre Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, Inserm U1068-CNRS UMR 7258, Aix-Marseille University U105, Marseille, France.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology Laboratory, La Timone University Hospital of Marseille, APHM, Marseille, France
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Tomasini P, Barlesi F, Mascaux C, Greillier L. Pemetrexed for advanced stage nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer: latest evidence about its extended use and outcomes. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2016; 8:198-208. [PMID: 27239238 DOI: 10.1177/1758834016644155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still the leading cause of cancer-related death, and the treatment of advanced NSCLC relies on systemic treatments. During the last decade, pemetrexed, an antifolate agent, gradually became a key component of the treatment for patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC. It has indeed been shown to be efficient for first-line, maintenance and second- or third-line treatment in this subgroup of NSCLC. Moreover, it is usually well tolerated, with few grade 3 and 4 toxicities. Several studies have tried to identify predictive biomarkers of pemetrexed efficacy. Due to pemetrexed's mechanism of action, thymidilate synthase expression predictive value was investigated but could not be demonstrated. Currently, more than 400 trials of pemetrexed for the treatment of nonsquamous NSCLC are ongoing.
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- Pascale Tomasini
- Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Department of Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations, Marseille, France
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Jacus MO, Throm SL, Turner DC, Patel YT, Freeman BB, Morfouace M, Boulos N, Stewart CF. Deriving therapies for children with primary CNS tumors using pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation of cerebral microdialysis data. Eur J Pharm Sci 2014; 57:41-7. [PMID: 24269626 PMCID: PMC4004667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The treatment of children with primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors continues to be a challenge despite recent advances in technology and diagnostics. In this overview, we describe our approach for identifying and evaluating active anticancer drugs through a process that enables rational translation from the lab to the clinic. The preclinical approach we discuss uses tumor subgroup-specific models of pediatric CNS tumors, cerebral microdialysis sampling of tumor extracellular fluid (tECF), and pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation to overcome challenges that currently hinder researchers in this field. This approach involves performing extensive systemic (plasma) and target site (CNS tumor) pharmacokinetic studies. Pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation of the data derived from these studies are then used to inform future decisions regarding drug administration, including dosage and schedule. Here, we also present how our approach was used to examine two FDA approved drugs, simvastatin and pemetrexed, as candidates for new therapies for pediatric CNS tumors. We determined that due to unfavorable pharmacokinetic characteristics and insufficient concentrations in tumor tissue in a mouse model of ependymoma, simvastatin would not be efficacious in further preclinical trials. In contrast to simvastatin, pemetrexed was advanced to preclinical efficacy studies after our studies determined that plasma exposures were similar to those in humans treated at similar tolerable dosages and adequate unbound concentrations were found in tumor tissue of medulloblastoma-bearing mice. Generally speaking, the high clinical failure rates for CNS drug candidates can be partially explained by the fact that therapies are often moved into clinical trials without extensive and rational preclinical studies to optimize the transition. Our approach addresses this limitation by using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling of data generated from appropriate in vivo models to support the rational testing and usage of innovative therapies in children with CNS tumors.
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- M O Jacus
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Shared Resource, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Tumor Cell Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Tomasini P, Greillier L, Khobta N, Barlesi F. The place of pemetrexed in the management of non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 13:257-66. [PMID: 23477511 DOI: 10.1586/era.12.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Chemotherapy is included in the management of the majority of NSCLC patients either in addition to a local treatment (surgery/radiotherapy) or alone. In this setting, pemetrexed has become one of the most important partners of current chemotherapy regimens for nonsquamous NSCLC patients. Indeed, pemetrexed demonstrated a comparable efficacy to other previously available drugs in NSCLC, with however a better safety profile and an easier schedule of administration. In addition, pemetrexed demonstrated a greater efficacy in nonsquamous NSCLC that lead to an exploration of the underlying potential biological background. It is now suggested that the tumor thymidylate synthase level may act as a predictor of pemetrexed efficacy, therefore potentially providing clinicians in the future with a predictor of efficacy, which it is usually lacking with standard chemotherapies.
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- Pascale Tomasini
- Aix-Marseille Université - Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Multidisciplinary Oncology & Therapeutic Innovations Department, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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Vansteenkiste J, Solomon B, Boyer M, Wolf J, Miller N, Di Scala L, Pylvaenaeinen I, Petrovic K, Dimitrijevic S, Anrys B, Laack E. Everolimus in Combination with Pemetrexed in Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated with Chemotherapy: A Phase I Study Using a Novel, Adaptive Bayesian Dose-Escalation Model. J Thorac Oncol 2011; 6:2120-9. [DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3182307ede] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fuld AD, Dragnev KH, Rigas JR. Pemetrexed in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2010; 11:1387-402. [PMID: 20446853 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.482560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Current therapeutic options for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) yield relatively modest improvements in survival leading to an ongoing search for new active treatment agents. In the past decade, pemetrexed has had an increasingly established role in the treatment of advanced NSCLC in both first- and second-line settings. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW Currently available published data on mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of pemetrexed in the treatment of advanced NSCLC are described. Peer-reviewed publications on the development of pemetrexed and its clinical use in NSCLC were reviewed (1995 - 2009). WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN Pemetrexed is a multitargeted antifolate cytotoxic agent. Key Phase II and Phase III trials are described that have shown pemetrexed's efficacy in both the first- and second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. The efficacy of pemetrexed seems to vary between squamous and nonsquamous histologies. Possible reasons for this are explored. Additionally, the potential role of pemetrexed in maintenance therapy is discussed. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Pemetrexed is an effective treatment for advanced NSCLC, with an overall favorable toxicity profile. There is growing evidence that, in patients treated with pemetrexed, nonsquamous tumors have improved outcomes compared to squamous cell tumors. Pemetrexed may also have a role in maintenance therapy for NSCLC.
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- Alexander D Fuld
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
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Ricciardi S, Tomao S, de Marinis F. Pemetrexed as first-line therapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2009; 5:781-7. [PMID: 19851525 PMCID: PMC2762436 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s3195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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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.
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- Serena Ricciardi
- Thoracic-Oncology Unit 1st, Lung Diseases Department, San Camillo-Forlanini High Specialization Hospitals, Rome, Italy
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Pemetrexed in the treatment of advanced non-squamous lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2009; 66:141-9. [PMID: 19577816 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pemetrexed, a new cytotoxic agent, is a potent inhibitor of thymidylate synthase and other folate-dependent enzymes. Firstly, pemetrexed was approved in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Successively, it has been studied, as single-agent, in phase II and III trials for second-line therapy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Based on these results, pemetrexed has been registered for the treatment of recurrent NSCLC. The next step was to test pemetrexed plus cisplatin versus gemcitabine plus cisplatin, as first-line therapy in advanced NSCLC patients, in a phase III, non-inferiority, randomized trial. This trial reported the pemetrexed plus cisplatin regimen to be not inferior, in terms of activity and efficacy, to the control arm but statistically better tolerated. The role of pemetrexed as maintenance therapy after first-line therapy for advanced NSCLC is currently being evaluated into a phase III trial. The consistency of the results of these recent studies has identified a predictive effect of NSCLC non-squamous histology for pemetrexed. To date, pemetrexed is registered, at the dose of 500 mg/m(2) on day 1 of a 3-week schedule, in combination with cisplatin, for first-line therapy and, as single-agent, for second-line treatment of patients with non-squamous NSCLC.This review shows the latest and indicates the future developments of pemetrexed in the treatment of advanced NSCLC patients.
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Powell SF, Dudek AZ. Tailoring treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer by tissue type: role of pemetrexed. Pharmgenomics Pers Med 2009; 2:21-37. [PMID: 23226032 PMCID: PMC3513199 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s3977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pemetrexed (ALIMTA, LY231514, MTA) is a novel multitargeted antifolate that is currently approved for the treatment of metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recent evidence reveals that the drug's efficacy is limited to nonsquamous lung cancer histology. As we further understand the drug's mechanisms of action, new genomic and proteomic evidence is shedding light on why some patients respond while others do not. The first goal of this review is to briefly review pemetrexed's mechanism of action, resistance patterns, toxicity profile, and pharmacokinetics. We will also review the clinical trials that led to its use in NSCLC, with special attention to data showing that pemetrexed has greater efficacy in nonsquamous histologies of NSCLC. Furthermore, we will discuss the hypotheses for the genomic and proteomic basis for this variation in efficacy. Finally, we will report the future directions for pemetrexed as a personalized agent for nonsquamous NSCLC.
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- Steven F Powell
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Esteban E, Casillas M, Cassinello A. Pemetrexed in first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 2009; 35:364-73. [PMID: 19269106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2008] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pemetrexed is an antitumor agent traditionally used as monotherapy for the second-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of chemonaïve patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Recently, pemetrexed has been approved in combination with cisplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC other than predominantly squamous cell histology. Studies that support the development of this indication are detailed in this review. We performed a PubMed/Medline database search to identify relevant literature from 1998 until August 2008. Bibliographies from identified references were searched, as well as were abstracts from the most relevant congresses in lung cancer area (American Society of Clinical Oncology Congress, World Conferences of Lung Cancer). We detailed pemetrexed studies in the first-line setting of NSCLC treatment, in monotherapy, in combination with platinum and also, with other agents. Data regarding efficacy differences related to different histologic types were also analyzed.
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- Emilio Esteban
- Oncology Service, Hospital de Asturias, C/Celestino Villamil S/N, Oviedo, Spain.
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Monnerat C, Le Chevalier T. Review of the pemetrexed and gemcitabine combination in patients with advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2008; 17 Suppl 5:v86-90. [PMID: 16807472 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdj958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pemetrexed is a new multitargeted antifolate that can be easily administered as a 10-min infusion every 3 weeks. The use of folic acid, vitamin B(12), and corticoid prophylaxis has significantly reduced pemetrexed-induced toxicity. Single-agent pemetrexed has shown antitumor activity in a wide range of solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Association with vinorelbine, cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin have been tried, but the pemetrexed and gemcitabine combination, an easy to administer cisplatin-free doublet, has been documented in many phase 2 trials in the first-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. In vitro cytotoxic assays and phase I studies have defined several schedules of administration for pemetrexed and gemcitabine. The recommended dose is pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2) on day 1 or 8, and gemcitabine 1250 mg/m(2) on day 1 and 8, but it is unknown if pemetrexed should precede or follow gemcitabine and at what time interval. Published studies have failed to show significant differences in overall survival times despites response rates oscillating between 15% and 41%. The main toxicities are neutropenia, fatigue, skin rashes and elevated transaminases and seem to occur with similar rates in the many phase 2 trials. Hopes for the future are in tailored chemotherapy, since molecular markers of sensitivity are available for gemcitabine and pemetrexed, allowing to determinate in the future which patients will be most likely to benefit from the gemcitabine-pemetrexed doublet.
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- C Monnerat
- Service Cantonal d'Oncologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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Li KM, Rivory LP, Clarke SJ. Pemetrexed pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in a phase I/II study of doublet chemotherapy with vinorelbine: implications for further optimisation of pemetrexed schedules. Br J Cancer 2007; 97:1071-6. [PMID: 17912246 PMCID: PMC2360430 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of plasma pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic measures including plasma deoxynucleosides, homocysteine and methylmalonic acid concentrations in understanding the time course and extent of the inhibition of thymidylate synthase (TS) by pemetrexed in the context of a phase I/II combination study with vinorelbine. Eighteen patients received supplementation with folic acid and Vitamin B12 1 week before beginning treatment with pemetrexed and vinorelbine administered in a dose-escalating manner on a 21-day cycle. Heparinised blood samples were collected from consenting patients in the first cycle for pharmacokinetic analyses and in the first two cycles for determination of plasma thymidine, deoxyuridine, homocysteine and methylmalonic acid concentrations. These values were correlated with response and toxicity. Plasma deoxyuridine was used as a measure of TS inhibition, and concentrations of deoxyuridine were significantly elevated relative to baseline on days 1 (P<0.01), 2 (P<0.001) and 3 (P<0.05) after treatment at all pemetrexed dose levels (400–700 mg m−2). The magnitude of deoxyuridine elevation correlated with pemetrexed area under the plasma concentration–time curve (AUC) (r2=0.23, P<0.05). However, deoxyuridine concentrations returned to baseline between 8 and 15 days after treatment with pemetrexed, suggesting that inhibition of TS was not durable. Pemetrexed AUC correlated with the percentage decline (relative to baseline) in both platelets (r2=0.58, P<0.001) and leucocytes (r2=0.26, P<0.05) at day 8. Baseline homocysteine was also significantly correlated with these measures of haematological toxicity (r2=0.37, P<0.01 and r2=0.39, P<0.01, respectively). In addition, there was a significant reduction of plasma homocysteine on days 8 (P<0.005) and 15 (P<0.05) in cycle 1 compared to baseline values. The results suggest that the TS inhibitory effects of pemetrexed are short-lived and make the case for a more frequent schedule of administration such as every 2 weeks. The lack of protracted TS inhibition may be due to concomitant vitamin administration, and this may be the mechanism by which vitamins prevent life-threatening toxicity from pemetrexed. Baseline homocysteine concentration remains a predictive marker for haematological toxicity even following folate supplementation.
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- K M Li
- Discipline of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Bosch Institute, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Johnson and Johnson Research Pty. Ltd, Strawberry Hills, New South Wales 2012, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales 2137, Australia
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Solomon B, Bunn PA. Clinical activity of pemetrexed: a multitargeted antifolate anticancer agent. Future Oncol 2007; 1:733-46. [PMID: 16556051 DOI: 10.2217/14796694.1.6.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pemetrexed is a new generation antifolate anticancer agent that inhibits several folate-dependent enzymes required for production of DNA and RNA intermediates. Early studies showed significant hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities with this agent. However it was found that many of these toxicities related to functional folate status and could be markedly reduced through routine supplementation with folic acid and vitamin B(12), without adversely affecting efficacy. Phase III studies with pemetrexed have established a clinical role for this drug as a single agent in the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and in combination with cisplatin for the frontline treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Clinical trials of pemetrexed alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents have shown considerable activity in many tumor types including colorectal, pancreatic and breast cancer, and urothelial tumors.
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Longo-Sorbello GSA, Chen B, Budak-Alpdogan T, Bertino JR. Role of pemetrexed in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Invest 2007; 25:59-66. [PMID: 17364559 DOI: 10.1080/07357900601130748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pemetrexed was approved for the treatment of relapsed or chemotherapy refractory non-small cell lung cancer patients, as it produced similar response and survival outcomes and less toxicity as compared to taxotere. Pemetrexed in combination with platinum analogs or with gemcitabine or vinorelbine, produce equivalent responses and overall survival results compared to combinations of platinum analogs with other drugs. The role of bevacizumab and the inhibitors of epithelial growth factor receptor also should be evaluated in selected patients with NSCLC treated with pemetrexed combinations. Further increases in drug dose may be possible using transfer of drug resistance genes in hematopoietic stem cells.
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- Giuseppe S A Longo-Sorbello
- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Alvarado Y, Apostolidou E, Swords R, Giles FJ. Emerging therapeutic options for Philadelphia-positive acute lymphocytic leukemia. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2007; 12:165-79. [PMID: 17355221 DOI: 10.1517/14728214.12.1.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that are associated with a cure rate of > 80% in children. The prognosis in adults is considerably inferior, with age, disease bulk, leukemia karyotype and immune phenotype being prognostically relevant. Adult ALL treatment programs include induction, intensified consolidation and maintenance phases with CNS prophylaxis. The addition of imatinib in patients with BCR-ABL-positive ALL has improved the prognosis of this subgroup, but their survival is still poor. Initial data on the second-generation BCR-ABL inhibitors, dasatinib and nilotinib, indicate a potentially greater efficacy than imatinib, but the improvement is likely to be modest. The overall efforts in terms of developmental therapeutics in ALL are very modest and not in keeping with the urgent need for improvement. Most agents being investigated have mechanisms of action similar to those of existing agents for ALL therapy and thus represent modest opportunities to improve results. Of such agents, data on BCR-ABL inhibitors, sphingosomal vincristine, pemetrexed, talotrexin, annamycin and ABT-751 are reviewed.
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- Yesid Alvarado
- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Seiwert TY, Connell PP, Mauer AM, Hoffman PC, George CM, Szeto L, Salgia R, Posther KE, Nguyen B, Haraf DJ, Vokes EE. A Phase I Study of Pemetrexed, Carboplatin, and Concurrent Radiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung or Esophageal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:515-22. [PMID: 17255273 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-1058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The primary objective of this phase I study was to determine the maximum tolerated dose for pemetrexed, alone and in combination with carboplatin, with concurrent radiotherapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or esophageal cancer were treated every 21 days for two cycles. Regimen 1 was pemetrexed (200-600 mg/m(2)); regimen 2 was pemetrexed (500 mg/m(2)) with escalating carboplatin doses (AUC = 4-6). Both regimens included concurrent radiation (40-66 Gy; palliative-intent doses were lower). RESULTS Thirty patients (18 locally advanced and 12 metastatic with dominant local symptoms) were enrolled, with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0/1/2 (n = 8/21/1). All dose levels were tolerable for regimen 1 (n = 18: 15 NSCLC and 3 esophageal cancers) and regimen 2 (n = 12: all NSCLC). In regimen 1, one dose-limiting toxicity (grade 4 esophagitis/anorexia) occurred (500 mg/m(2)). Grade 3 neutropenia (3 of 18 patients) was the main hematologic toxicity. In regimen 2, one dose-limiting toxicity (grade 3 esophagitis) occurred (500 mg/m(2); AUC = 6); grade 3/4 leukopenia (4 of 12 patients) was the main hematologic toxicity. Four complete responses (2 pathology proven) and eight partial responses were observed. When systemically active chemotherapy doses were reached, further dose escalation was discontinued, and a phase II dose-range was established (pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2) and carboplatin AUC = 5-6). CONCLUSIONS The combination of pemetrexed (500 mg/m(2)) and carboplatin (AUC = 5 or 6) with concurrent radiation is well tolerated, allows for the administration of systemically active chemotherapy doses, and shows signs of activity. To further determine efficacy, safety profile, and optimal dosing, the Cancer and Leukemia Group B study 30407 is currently evaluating this regimen in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC.
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- Tanguy Y Seiwert
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Bergqvist M, S??renson S, Brattstr??m D, Mok T, Henriksson R. Role of Non-Taxane-Containing Chemotherapy in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.2165/00024669-200605040-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Scagliotti G. An evaluation of pemetrexed in second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2005; 6:2855-66. [PMID: 16318436 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.16.2855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pemetrexed is a novel antifolate antimetabolite that targets multiple folate-dependent enzymatic pathways and inhibits multiple enzymes involved in purine and pyrimidine synthesis. Its targets include pathways that, when amplified, are associated with reduced efficacy in conventional cytotoxic agents. As second-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, (NSCLC) pemetrexed, when administered with folic acid and vitamin B12, has demonstrated comparable efficacy and a superior toxicity profile relative to docetaxel. A retrospective analysis of the Phase III trial of pemetrexed versus docetaxel shows a statistically significant longer toxicity-free survival time for pemetrexed compared with docetaxel. Newer targeted therapies, especially the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors gefitinib and erlotinib, have produced conflicting results and have only been compared with best supportive care and placebo. They should be compared directly to pemetrexed as second-line therapy in large, randomised studies of patients with advanced NSCLC. For patients with advanced recurrent NSCLC and good performance status who progress after first-line chemotherapy, pemetrexed should be considered as a new standard of care.
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- Giorgio Scagliotti
- Department of Clinical & Biological Sciences Head, Luigi Hospital-Regione Gonzole 10, University of Torino, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
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