An increased loading dose of ondansetron: A north European, double-blind randomised study in children, comparing 5 mg/m2 with 18 mg/m2

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1744-1748

  Brock, P ^a   Brichard, B ^b   Rechnitzer, C ^c   Langeveld, N E ^d   Lanning, M ^e   Soderhall S ^f   Laurent, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g GSK   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5 HT3 receptor antagonist; Cisplatin; Emesis; Highly emetogenic; Ifosfamide; Ondansetron

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; IFOSFAMIDE; ONDANSETRON;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030249208     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00157-8     Document Type: Article

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