An Investigational Drug for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (MK-0869-071)

Summary

This protocol will study an investigational drug treatment plan against standard therapy in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients diagnosed with breast cancer who are to be treated with up to 4 cycles of non-cisplatin moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2002-10-10

Primary completion

2003-12-01

Completion

2004-02-11

Publications

• Background Warr DG, Hesketh PJ, Gralla RJ, Muss HB, Herrstedt J, Eisenberg PD, Raftopoulos H, Grunberg SM, Gabriel M, Rodgers A, Bohidar N, Klinger G, Hustad CM, Horgan KJ, Skobieranda F. Efficacy and tolerability of aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with breast cancer after moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Apr 20;23(12):2822-30. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.09.050.

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