Gao, H., Liang, Y., Zhou, N., Zhang, D., & Wu, H. (2011). Aprepitant plus palonosetron and dexamethasone for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving multiple-day cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Internal Medicine Journal, 43, 73-76.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of aprepitant in combination with palonsetron and dexamethasone in patients receiving three-day cisplatin-based chemotherapy
This was a single-site study conducted in Guangzhou, China.
All patients were in active treatment.
This was a prospective, nonrandomized study.
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) of the National Cancer Institute, version 3.0, was used to assess nausea and safety.
Triple antiemetic medications of aprepitant, palonosetron, and dexamethasone are safe and effective for multiple-day chemotherapy to prevent vomiting. The antiemetic efficacy is maintained during multiple chemotherapy cycles. The regimen was not as effective in preventing nausea.
Using the combination of aprepitant, palonosetron, and dexamethasone is effective in decreasing the incidence of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in multiple-day chemotherapy regimens with low incidence of toxicity. Control of the symptom of nausea remains problematic.