Malignant pleural mesothelioma Pemetrexed Hospira in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of chemotherapy naive patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Non-small cell lung cancer Pemetrexed Hospira 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 (see section 5.1). Pemetrexed Hospira 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 (see section 5.1). Pemetrexed Hospira 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 (see section 5.1).
Eli Lilly and Company announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Lilly,...