Pemetrexed in combination with cisplatin in the first-linetreatment of non-squamous NSCLC: Czech experience with 233patients

In a group of 233 patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC who were treated with pemetrexed in first line and in combination with cisplatin, the therapy was well tolerated: termination of treatment due to adverse events was reported only in 3.8% of patients. Median overall was 11.6 months, median progression-free survival was 4.2 months.