Olanzapine treatment effectively relieves breakthrough chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a real-world experience

• Main Authors: Akihiro Uchiike (Author), Haruka Kono (Author), Katsuhiro Miura (Author), Tatsuya Hayama (Author), Daisuke Tsutsumi (Author), Shinya Tsuboi (Author), Susumu Ohtsuka (Author), Shinji Hidaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Olanzapine treatment prevents chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). However, its role in the secondary prevention of breakthrough CINV in real-world cancer care should be further evaluated. Method We conducted...