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These highlights do not include all the information needed to use PEMETREXED FOR INJECTION safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for PEMETREXED FOR INJECTION. PEMETREXED for injection, for Intravenous Use Initial U.S. Approval: 2004
Medication labelWhy this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription
Pemetrexed for injection is indicated for: in combination with pembrolizumab and platinum chemotherapy, for the initial treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. in combination with cisplatin for the initial treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic, nonsquamous, NSCLC. as a single agent for the maintenance treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC whose disease has not progressed after four cycles of platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. as a single agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent, metastatic non-squamous, NSCLC after prior chemotherapy. Pemetrexed for injection is indicated, in combination with cisplatin, for the initial treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose disease is unresectable or who are otherwise not candidates for curative surgery.
- generic_name
- pemetrexed disodium
- product_names
- Pemetrexed disodium
- ndc
- 43598-386, 43598-387, 43598-370, 43598-386-62, 43598-387-11, 43598-370-74
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en