Efficacy of Olanzapine, Netupitant and Palonosetron in Controlling Nausea and Vomiting Associated With Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer

Summary

This is a longitudinal, one arm, prospective phase II study, designed to evaluate the efficacy of Olanzapine Netupitant and Palonosetron in the controll of nausea and vomiting induced by highly emetogenic chemotherapy.

Timeline

Start

2020-12-17

Primary completion

2021-12-17

Completion

2022-01-17

Publications

• Background Razvi Y, Chan S, McFarlane T, McKenzie E, Zaki P, DeAngelis C, Pidduck W, Bushehri A, Chow E, Jerzak KJ. ASCO, NCCN, MASCC/ESMO: a comparison of antiemetic guidelines for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adult patients. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Jan;27(1):87-95. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4464-y. Epub 2018 Oct 3.
• Background Roila F, Molassiotis A, Herrstedt J, Aapro M, Gralla RJ, Bruera E, Clark-Snow RA, Dupuis LL, Einhorn LH, Feyer P, Hesketh PJ, Jordan K, Olver I, Rapoport BL, Roscoe J, Ruhlmann CH, Walsh D, Warr D, van der Wetering M; participants of the MASCC/ESMO Consensus Conference Copenhagen 2015. 2016 MASCC and ESMO guideline update for the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and of nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients. Ann Oncol. 2016 Sep;27(suppl 5):v119-v133. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw270. No abstract available.
• Background Gralla R, Lichinitser M, Van Der Vegt S, Sleeboom H, Mezger J, Peschel C, Tonini G, Labianca R, Macciocchi A, Aapro M. Palonosetron improves prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting following moderately emetogenic chemotherapy: results of a double-blind randomized phase III trial comparing single doses of palonosetron with ondansetron. Ann Oncol. 2003 Oct;14(10):1570-7. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdg417.
• Background Wang H, Wang Y, Rayburn ER, Hill DL, Rinehart JJ, Zhang R. Dexamethasone as a chemosensitizer for breast cancer chemotherapy: potentiation of the antitumor activity of adriamycin, modulation of cytokine expression, and pharmacokinetics. Int J Oncol. 2007 Apr;30(4):947-53.
• Background Kim MH, Kim DW, Park S, Kim JH, Lee KY, Hwang J, Yoo YC. Single dose of dexamethasone is not associated with postoperative recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients: a propensity-matched cohort study. BMC Cancer. 2019 Mar 20;19(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5451-5.
• Background Chen YX, Wang Y, Fu CC, Diao F, Song LN, Li ZB, Yang R, Lu J. Dexamethasone enhances cell resistance to chemotherapy by increasing adhesion to extracellular matrix in human ovarian cancer cells. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2010 Jan 29;17(1):39-50. doi: 10.1677/ERC-08-0296. Print 2010 Mar.
• Background Obradovic MMS, Hamelin B, Manevski N, Couto JP, Sethi A, Coissieux MM, Munst S, Okamoto R, Kohler H, Schmidt A, Bentires-Alj M. Glucocorticoids promote breast cancer metastasis. Nature. 2019 Mar;567(7749):540-544. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1019-4. Epub 2019 Mar 13.
• Background de Castro Baccarin AL, Irene MN, de Iracema Gomes Cubero D, Luz AS, Castro SN, Sordi R, Moz LES, Del Giglio A. The feasibility of dexamethasone omission in weekly paclitaxel treatment for breast cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Mar;27(3):927-931. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4381-0. Epub 2018 Aug 1.
• Background Navari RM, Nagy CK, Gray SE. The use of olanzapine versus metoclopramide for the treatment of breakthrough chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Jun;21(6):1655-63. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1710-6. Epub 2013 Jan 12.
• Background Cruz FM, de Iracema Gomes Cubero D, Taranto P, Lerner T, Lera AT, da Costa Miranda M, da Cunha Vieira M, de Souza Fede AB, Schindler F, Carrasco MM, de Afonseca SO, Pinczowski H, del Giglio A. Gabapentin for the prevention of chemotherapy- induced nausea and vomiting: a pilot study. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Mar;20(3):601-6. doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1138-4. Epub 2011 Apr 5.
• Reboucas CV, Alves RB, Yamada AMTD, Del Giglio A, Cruz FJSM. Omission of dexamethasone in prophylaxis for highly emetogenic chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2025 May 12;23:eAO1124. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1124. eCollection 2025.

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