Effects of combined netupitant and palonosetron (NEPA), a cancer supportive care antiemetic, on the ECG of healthy subjects: An ICH E14 thorough QT trial

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Spinelli, Tulla ^a   Moresino, Cecilia ^a   Baumann, Sybille ^b   Timmer, Wolfgang ^b   Schultz, Armin ^b  

^a HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA   (Switzerland)

^b CRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting; ECG; NEPA; Netupitant; Palonosetron; QTc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923069757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-389     Document Type: Article

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