Alimta (pemetrexed)
- Region
- 🇪🇺 EU
- Active substance
- pemetrexed
- Company
- Eli Lilly Nederland B.V.
- Status
- Authorised
- Therapeutic area
- Mesothelioma; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- EU approval
- Mon 20 Sep 2004
- Application
- EMEA/H/C/000564
- ATC
- L01BA04
- Official record
- www.ema.europa.eu
Indication
Malignant pleural mesothelioma Alimta in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of chemotherapy-naïve patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Non-small-cell lung cancer Alimta in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology. Alimta is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology in patients whose disease has not progressed immediately following platinum-based chemotherapy. Alimta is indicated as monotherapy for the second line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer other than predominantly squamous cell histology.
Regulatory milestones
No milestones recorded in the last year.
Same substance in other markets
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- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed Fresenius Kabi Authorised · Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed Sandoz Withdrawn · Sandoz GmbH
- 🇪🇺 Ciambra Withdrawn · Menarini International Operations Luxembourg S.A.
- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed Krka Withdrawn · KRKA tovarna zdravil d.d. Novo mesto
- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed Lilly Withdrawn · Eli Lilly Netherlands
- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed Pfizer (previously Pemetrexed Hospira UK Limited) Withdrawn · Pfizer Europe MA EEIG
- 🇪🇺 Pemetrexed ditromethamine Hospira Application withdrawn ·
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