About this medicine
Pemetrexed Injection IP Pemnat
There are certain types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that have spread to nearby tissues and other parts of the body, and pemetrexed injection is used in combination with other chemotherapy medications to treat these cancers. Pemetrexed injection is given as a first line treatment in the treatment of these cancers. In addition to using pemetrexed injections alone, pemetrexed injections are also used as an ongoing treatment to treat NSCLC in patients who have already received certain chemotherapy medications, whose cancer has not progressed, and in patients who have not been able to benefit from other chemotherapy medications. As a first treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (a type of cancer that affects the inner lining of the chest cavity) in people who are unable to undergo surgery, pemetrexed injections can also be combined with another chemotherapy medication as a first treatment. There are a number of medicines in the category of antifolate antineoplastic agents that include pemetrexed. Basically, the effect of this drug is to prevent the action of a substance in the body that supports the growth of cancer cells by blocking its action.
