title: [Antiemetic efficacy of betamethasone versus betamethasone combined with metoclopramide in cisplatin-treated cancer patients].
abstract: This study was designed to compare the antiemetic effect of betamethasone alone with that of betamethasone combined with metoclopramide. Forty-seven patients on chemotherapeutic regimens including cisplatin were entered into this study. Betamethasone was given in 4 doses of 20 mg/body at 30 minutes before and at 2.5 and 8 hours after cisplatin. Metoclopramide was given in 4 doses of 1mg/kg on the same schedule. Within 24 hours after the administration of cisplatin, no vomiting was observed in 42.9% of the patients treated with betamethasone alone and in 76.9% with betamethasone and metoclopramide. Betamethasone combined with metoclopramide was superior to betamethasone alone for the antiemetic effect in cisplatin-treated patients.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, National Sapporo Hospital, Hokkaido Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narimatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D001623:Betamethasone; D008787:Metoclopramide; D002945:Cisplatin