Efficacy of Ginger in Ameliorating Acute and Delayed Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Among Patients With Lung Cancer Receiving Cisplatin-Based Regimens: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Integrative cancer therapies Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 747 - 754
• Main Authors: Li, Xiangfeng, Qin, Ying, Liu, Wei, Zhou, Xiao-yu, Li, Ya-nan, Wang, Li-ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Cisplatin; Cisplatin - adverse effects; Cisplatin - therapeutic use; Clinical trials; Double-Blind Method; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Nausea; Nausea - prevention & control; Oral administration; Patients; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plant Roots - chemistry; Powders - therapeutic use; Vomiting; Vomiting - prevention & control; Zingiber officinale - chemistry; lung cancer; cisplatin; chemotherapy; ginger; nausea; vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are among the most common and distressing side effects of chemotherapy. Additional antiemetic drugs are urgently needed to effectively manage and ameliorate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). The efficacy of ginger as an antiemetic modality for ameliorating CINV has...