Cisplatin and Emesis: Aspects of Treatment and a New Trial for Delayed Emesis Using Oral Dexamethasone plus Ondansetron Beginning at 16 Hours after Cisplatin

Oncology (Switzerland)

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-91

  Gralla, Richard J ^a   Rittenberg, Cindy ^a   Peralta, Mel ^a   Lettow, Linda ^a   Cronin, Michele ^a  

^a Ochsner Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Delayed emesis; Dexamethasone; Ondansetron

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HICCUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBOS; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0029788232     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: 14230232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000227646     Document Type: Article

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