title: Cardiotoxicity of antiemetic drugs in oncology: An overview of the current state of the art.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cardiac complications in cancer patients have been a significant medical problem in the last few years. Cardiosafety profile of most novel approved drugs, in cancer patients, is required by regulatory authorities. Risk of proarrhythmic effect associated with a new drug, in fact, is usually evaluated with specific studies conducted in agreement with ICHE14 guidelines. In this overview, we detailed the cardio safety profile of antiemetic drugs. In particular, we focused on data of 5HT3-RA drugs used for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in the oncology setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature search was conducted using the PubMed database to identify studies reporting arrhythmic complications of antiemetic drug used in oncology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the antiemetic drugs have been approved by regulatory authorities when ICHE14 guidelines were not issued, so the cardiotoxicity of those drugs has been defined with the post-marketing authorization pharmacovigilance activity. We reviewed the cardiotoxicity data of major antiemetic and adjuvant agents, providing a general overview and recommendations about their use in medical oncology.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, BG, Italy. Electronic address: sandro.barni@ospedale.treviglio.bg.it.
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barni
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, BG, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrelli
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Treviglio, BG, Italy.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cabiddu
mesh_terms: D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D066126:Cardiotoxicity; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Antiemetics; Cardiotoxicity; QT-prolongation