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Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Antimetabolite; multitargeted antifolate
Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase
Oncology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate (Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate) — ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. Pemetrexed is a multitargeted antifolate that inhibits multiple enzymes involved in nucleotide synthesis, disrupting DNA and RNA production in cancer cells.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate TARGET | Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate | ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group | phase 3 | Antimetabolite; multitargeted antifolate | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Pemetrexed + oral folinic acid rescue | Radboud University Medical Center | marketed | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Intrathecal injection of pemetrexed | Intrathecal injection of pemetrexed | Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | marketed | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Pemetrexed plus Pembrolizumab | Pemetrexed plus Pembrolizumab | Hunan Province Tumor Hospital | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite + PD-1 inhibitor combination | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (pemetrexed); PD-1 (pembrolizumab) | |
| Pemetrexed + carboplatin | Pemetrexed + carboplatin | AstraZeneca | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite + platinum-based chemotherapy combination | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (pemetrexed); DNA (carboplatin) | |
| Pemetrexed Disodium for Injection | Pemetrexed Disodium for Injection | Allist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase | |
| Pemetrexed therapy | Pemetrexed therapy | The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University | phase 3 | Antifolate antimetabolite | Thymidylate synthase, dihydrofolate reductase, glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase |
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- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Pemetrexed Disodium Heptahydrate — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pemetrexed-disodium-heptahydrate. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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