Granisetron, tropisetron, and ondansetron in the prevention of acute emesis induced by a combination of cisplatin-Adriamycin and by high-dose ifosfamide delivered in multiple-day continuous infusions

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-133

  Forni, Cristiana ^a   Ferrari, Stefano ^a   Loro, Loretta ^a   Mazzei, Teresa ^a   Beghelli, Claudio ^a   Biolchini, Angela ^a   Simoni, Patrizia ^a   Tremosini, Morena ^a   Strazzari, Sergio ^a   Puggioli, Cristina ^a   Bacci, Gaetano ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuous infusion; Emesis; Granisetron; Ondansetron; Tropisetron

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; GRANISETRON; IFOSFAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; TROPISETRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0034009425     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050027     Document Type: Article

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