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Therapy Name | Nivolumab + Pemetrexed Disodium |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Nivolumab | Opdivo | MDX-1106|BMS-936558 | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor 146 PD-L1/PD-1 antibody 112 | Opdivo (nivolumab) is an antibody that targets PD-1 (PDCD1), which results in increased T-cell activation and enhanced anti-tumor immune response (PMID: 28891423). Opdivo (nivolumab) is FDA approved for use as a monotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progressed on prior therapies, Hodgkin's lymphoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, as a monotherapy or in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) in patients with melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (including patients 12 years or older), and hepatocellular carcinoma, in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) as first-line therapy in patients with PD-L1-positive (>=1%) metastatic NSCLC without EGFR or ALK alterations, in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic or recurrent NSCLC without EGFR or ALK alterations, in combination with platinum doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with resectable NSCLC, in combination with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, and in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Pemetrexed Disodium | Alimta | LY231514|Ciambra|pemetrexed | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Alimta (pemetrexed disodium) is an antifolate that inhibits thymidylate synthase (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT02574078 | Phase Ib/II | Crizotinib + Nivolumab Erlotinib + Nivolumab Nivolumab + Pemetrexed Disodium Bevacizumab Carboplatin + Pemetrexed Disodium Bevacizumab + Nivolumab Nivolumab Erlotinib Carboplatin + Paclitaxel Carboplatin + Docetaxel Carboplatin + Nab-paclitaxel Carboplatin + Gemcitabine Paclitaxel Docetaxel Pemetrexed Disodium Gemcitabine | A Study of Nivolumab in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (CheckMate370) | Completed | USA | 0 |
NCT04107103 | Phase II | Nivolumab + Pemetrexed Disodium | Nivolumab Plus Pemetrexed for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (NivoPlus) | Unknown status | CAN | 0 |