Effects of granisetron in children undergoing high-dose chemotherapy: A multi-institutional, cross-over study

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 673-679

  Tsuchida, Yoshiaki ^a   Hayashi, Yutaka ^b   Asami, Keiko ^c   Yamamoto, Keiko ^d   Yokoyama, Jotaro ^e   Mugishima, Hideo ^f   Honna, Toshiro ^g   Mimaya, Jun'ichi ^h   Hara, Fujio ⁱ   Sawada, Tadashi ^j   Matsumura, Takafumi ^j   Suita, Sachiyo ^k   Sugimoto, Tohru ^l   Kaneko, Michio ^m  

^a Gunma Children's Medical Center   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Niigata Prefectural Cancer Center   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^e KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^h SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

ⁱ NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Granisetron; High dose chemotherapy; Infants and children; Neuroblastoma; Solid tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GRANISETRON;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EATING; FEMALE; GRANISETRON; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 18144445731     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.14.4.673     Document Type: Article

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