Vomiting Therapy
Recent studies by L.S Schwartzberg and co-authors add new data to vomiting therapy findings
Published in Cancer Weekly, September 11th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: which antiemetic for which therapy" new findings in vomiting. "Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains an important and common toxicity of cancer treatment. Recent guideline revisions have classified chemotherapeutic agents into four categories of emesis risk without the use of preventive agents: high (>90%), moderate (30%--90%), low (10%-30%), and minimal (<10%)," scientists in the United States report.
"Currently available antiemetic agents, including corticosteroids, 5-hydroxytryptamine (HT)3 receptor antagonists, and neurokinin (NK)-1 antagonists are used alone or in combination...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-09-11)
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