title: Course, patterns, and risk-factors for chemotherapy-induced emesis in cisplatin-pretreated patients: a study with ondansetron.
abstract: Vomiting and nausea are the most distressing side-effects of cancer chemotherapy. With standard antiemetic regimens (e.g. metoclopramide based combinations) sufficient antiemetic control is achieved in 50-70% of cisplatin treated patients. Ondansetron, a selective 5-HT3-receptor antagonist has shown efficacy in cisplatin-induced emesis. In the present study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of ondansetron in cisplatin pretreated patients who had suffered from severe emesis in spite of antiemetic prophylaxis. Complete antiemetic control was reached in 43.5% on the day of treatment and in 27.2% of the patients regarding a worst day analysis. 25% of the patients suffered from severe cisplatin-induced emesis (greater than 5 emetic episodes per 24 h). We try to characterise risk-factors for cisplatin-induced emesis by performing a multivariate analysis. Sex, cisplatin dose, and combination therapy with cisplatin plus anthracyclines seem to be independent risk-factors for vomiting on day 1 and on worst day. Delayed emesis occurred less often when sufficient antiemetic protection from acute vomiting had been obtained. Female sex, cisplatin dose and recurrent disease seem to influence the probability for occurrence of delayed vomiting.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Obstetrics Gynecology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: du Bois
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Meerpohl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vach
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Kommoss
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fenzl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pfleiderer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017294:Ondansetron; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D007093:Imidazoles; D017294:Ondansetron; D002945:Cisplatin