title: [Insufficient efficacy of the use of a single 8 mg tablet of ondansetron in the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by FEC chemotherapy].
abstract: This study was performed in a group of 89 patients treated for breast carcinoma with a FEC regimen (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide). The aim was to evaluate the antiemetic efficacy of one 8 mg tablet ondansetron (OND), and in case of failure, to measure the recovering level by the administration of 8 mg i.v. OND. One tablet of OND was given before the first course. A complete or major control of emetic episodes (EE) (0-2 EE) over the 24 first hours was obtained in 55 patients (62%). A complete or major control of nausea (absent or mild) was obtained in 46 patients (52%). A success, defined as a complete or major control for EE and nausea during the first 5 days, was obtained in 36 patients (40%). These 36 patients were treated again with 8 mg oral OND at the second course, with a success level of 61% (22/36). Among the 53 patients unresponsive to the oral OND, 38 were treated by 8 mg i.v. OND at the second course. A complete or major control for EE and for nausea over the first 24 hours was obtained respectively in 11 patients (29%), and 11 patients (29%). No success was obtained. The 15 remaining patients, who had a very bad tolerance at the first course were excluded from the study and treated by OND-methylprednisolon, with only one success obtained. This study shows that the exclusive use of one 8 tablet OND is not sufficient in prevention of emesis induced by a FEC regimen, and that failures are only partially recovered by the i.v. route.
authors.affiliation: Centre Oscar-Lambret, Lille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hebbar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hecquet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vanlemmens
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lecomte
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pion
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adenis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonneterre
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013607:Tablets; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D013607:Tablets; D015251:Epirubicin; D017294:Ondansetron; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005472:Fluorouracil
vernacular_title: Efficacité insuffisante de l'utilisation d'un seul comprimé de 8 mg d'ondansétron dans la prévention des troubles émétiques induits par une chimiothérapie de type FEC.