Ciambra

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pemetrexed

Authorised
This medicine is authorised for use in the European Union.

Overview

This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Ciambra. It explains how the Agency assessed the medicine to recommend its authorisation in the EU and its conditions of use. It is not intended to provide practical advice on how to use Ciambra.

For practical information about using Ciambra, patients should read the package leaflet or contact their doctor or pharmacist.

This EPAR was last updated on 17/08/2022

Authorisation details

Product details
Name
Ciambra
Agency product number
EMEA/H/C/003788
Active substance
pemetrexed disodium hemipentahydrate
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
pemetrexed
Therapeutic area (MeSH)
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Mesothelioma
Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
L01BA04
GenericGeneric

This is a generic medicine, which is developed to be the same as a medicine that has already been authorised, called the reference medicine. A generic medicine contains the same active substance(s) as the reference medicine, and is used at the same dose(s) to treat the same disease(s). For more information, see Generic and hybrid medicines.

Publication details
Marketing-authorisation holder
Menarini International Operations Luxembourg S.A.
Revision
6
Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union
02/12/2015
Contact address
1 Avenue de la Gare
L-1611
Luxembourg

Product information

17/08/2022 Ciambra - EMEA/H/C/003788 - IB/0008

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Pharmacotherapeutic group

Antineoplastic agents

Therapeutic indication

Malignant pleural mesothelioma

Ciambra in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of chemotherapy naïve patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Non-small cell lung cancer

Ciambra 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.

Ciambra 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.

Ciambra 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.

Assessment history

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