Efficacy of the combination use of aprepitant and palonosetron for improving nausea in various moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens

• Main Authors: Naohisa Yoshida (Author), Tetsuya Taguchi (Author), Masayoshi Nakanishi (Author), Ken Inoue (Author), Tetsuya Okayama (Author), Takeshi Ishikawa (Author), Eigo Otsuji (Author), Koichi Takayama (Author), Haruo Kuroboshi (Author), Motohiro Kanazawa (Author), Yoshito Itoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nausea is more difficult to control than vomiting in chemotherapy. We therefore analyzed the efficacy of a strong supportive treatment with aprepitant, palonosetron, and dexamethasone against nausea for various moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC). Methods A total of 312 case...