The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of aprepitant in preventing acute and delayed chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting when administered in combination with intravenous or oral ondansetron and intravenous or oral dexamethasone in the autologous transplant setting.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
To determine the efficacy of aprepitant in preventing acute & delayed chemotherapy induced nausea & vomiting when administered in combination with intravenous or oral ondansetron & intravenous or oral dexamethasone in the autologous transplant setting.
Time frame: Day 30
To measure the the severity, frequency, and duration of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving aprepitant and compare these results to a control group, not receiving aprepitant.
Time frame: Day 30
To measure the need for breakthrough antiemetics in patients receiving aprepitant and compare these results to the control group
Time frame: Day 30
To assess the incidence of complications associated with chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving aprepitant and compare these results to the control group.
Time frame: Day 30
To assess the safety of aprepitant in combination with ondansetron and dexamethasone in the autologous transplant setting.
Time frame: Day 30
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