title: Oral treatment with ondansetron in an outpatient setting.
abstract: The efficacy and tolerability of twice-daily oral ondansetron treatment, after a single i.v. dose prechemotherapy, was compared with the established three times a day oral supplement regimen for the prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting induced by cyclophosphamide (greater than or equal to 500 mg/m2) in combination with doxorubicin (greater than or equal to 40 mg/m2) or epirubicin (greater than or equal to 40 mg/m2). Additional treatment with ondansetron twice daily or three times daily was equally effective in controlling emesis and nausea. Supplementary twice-daily oral treatment prevented emesis in 73% of patients in the first 24 h and in 65% of patients over 3 days. Both dose schedules were safe and well tolerated. Ondansetron given i.v. before chemotherapy followed by twice-daily (12-hourly) oral dosing has good efficacy in the control of emesis in oncology outpatients.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dicato
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000517:prevention & control; D017294:Ondansetron; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D014839:Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D007093:Imidazoles; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D015251:Epirubicin; D017294:Ondansetron; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide