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Table 2 Antiemetic regimen

From: 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone as prophylaxis for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting during moderately emetic chemotherapy for solid tumors: a multicenter, prospective, observational study

 

5HT3RA

 

N(%)

Dexamethasone

N(%)

FOLFOX

Palonosetron

Day1

60 (75.9)

Day1

4 (6.7)

   

Day1–3

56 (93.3)

 

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

19 (24.1)

Day1

7 (36.8)

  

Day1–3

12 (63.2)

CAPOX

palonosetron

Day1

72 (92.3)

Day1

2 (2.8)

   

Day1–3

70 (97.2)

 

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

6 (7.7)

Day1

2 (33.3)

  

Day1–3

4 (66.7)

CBDCA + ETP

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

34 (100.0)

Day1–3

34 (100.0)

CBDCA + PTX

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

58 (100.0)

Day1

57 (98.3)

(Lung Cancer)

 

Day1–3

1 (1.7)

CBDCA + PEM

palonosetron

Day1

9 (18.7)

Day1

7 (77.8)

   

Day1–3

1 (11.1)

   

Day1–4

1 (11.1)

 

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

39 (81.3)

Day1

31 (79.5)

  

Day1–2

1 (2.6)

  

Day1–3

7 (17.9)

CBDCA + PTX

palonosetron

Day1

1 (2.2)

Day1

1 (2.2)

(Ovarian Cancer)

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

42

44 (97.8)

Day1

33 (73.3)

  

Day1–3

2

Day1–3

11 (24.4)

DTX + CPA

palonosetron

Day1

11 (27.5)

Day1

5 (45.5)

   

Day1–3

1 (9.1)

   

Day1–4

5 (45.5)

 

1st generation 5HT3RA

Day1

29 (72.5)

Day1

1 (3.4)

  

Day1–3

1 (3.4)

  

Day1–4

27 (93.1)

  1. 5HT3RA 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist, FOLFOX Oxaliplatin with fluorouracil and folinic acid
  2. CAPOX Capecitabine plus oxaliplatin therapy, CBDCA Carboplatin, ETP Etoposide, PTX paclitaxel
  3. PEM Pemetrexed, DTX Docetaxel, CPA Cyclophosphamide