Study of MK0869 for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (0869-071)(COMPLETED)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and tolerability of an investigational drug for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2002-12-01

Primary completion

2004-12-01

Completion

2004-12-01

Publications

• Background Herrstedt J, Muss HB, Warr DG, Hesketh PJ, Eisenberg PD, Raftopoulos H, Grunberg SM, Gabriel M, Rodgers A, Hustad CM, Horgan KJ, Skobieranda F; Aprepitant Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy Study Group. Efficacy and tolerability of aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and emesis over multiple cycles of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Cancer. 2005 Oct 1;104(7):1548-55. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21343.
• 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.
• Aapro MS, Schmoll HJ, Jahn F, Carides AD, Webb RT. Review of the efficacy of aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in a range of tumor types. Cancer Treat Rev. 2013 Feb;39(1):113-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.09.002. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

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