Prevention of Delayed Emesis Caused by Chemotherapy
To the Editor: In their article, the Italian Group for Antiemetic Research (May 25 issue) 1 did not give information about the mean number of vomiting episodes during days 2 through 5 in patients who had emesis; the times at which these episodes occurred in relation to the administration of oral ond...
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Published in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 343; no. 12; pp. 888 - 890 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Massachusetts Medical Society
21.09.2000
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Summary: | To the Editor:
In their article, the Italian Group for Antiemetic Research (May 25 issue)
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did not give information about the mean number of vomiting episodes during days 2 through 5 in patients who had emesis; the times at which these episodes occurred in relation to the administration of oral ondansetron, dexamethasone, or both; the median area under the curve for the plasma concentration of ondansetron; or the median maximal plasma concentration during the oral administration of drug on days 2 through 5. After the oral administration of ondansetron, the time until the peak concentration is reached varies from 0.5 . . . |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 ObjectType-Commentary-2 |
ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM200009213431213 |