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Ondansetron in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer and Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Not Caused by Cancer Treatment

NCT00006348

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindSupportive care

Summary

RATIONALE: Antiemetic drugs, such as ondansetron, may help to reduce or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well ondansetron works compared to a placebo in treating patients with advanced cancer and chronic nausea and vomiting that is not caused by cancer therapy.

Timeline

Start
2000-10
Primary completion
2001-09
Completion
2001-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Ondansetron Other / unclassified Oral