The current recommended guideline for patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) is the combination of a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and corticosteroid. Incidence of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is approximately 50% in patients receiving MEC. An incidence rate of 25-38% for delayed emesis and 55-60% for delayed nausea has been observed. Hence, there is clearly a need for more effective prevention of CINV in patients receiving MEC, especially in women with ovarian carcinoma who are particularly susceptible to these symptoms. Therefore the investigators designed a study with the objective to evaluate if new combination (Aprepitant/Ramosetron/Dexamethasone) may improve actual CINV control in ovarian carcinoma patients treated with taxane/carboplatin.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
89
Aprepitant: The first day, one 125 mg capsule will be administered per oral, 1 hour before chemotherapy. Thereafter one 80 mg capsule will be repeated daily between 8 to 10 a.m. during days 2 to 3. Ramosetron: 0.3 mg i.v. a single dose on day 1, administered over 30 seconds, 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. Dexamethasone: 20mg diluted in 50ml of 0.9% saline i.v. a single dose on day 1, administered over 30minutes prior to chemotherapy (taxane). Because all patients are premedicated with dexamethasone 20 mg before taxane administration, the dose of dexamethasone can not be reduced to 12 mg.
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Efficacy of the Aprepitant/Ramosetron/Dexamethasone Regimen in Terms of the Proportion of Patients With a Complete Response (CR) During the 120 Hour Following Initiation of Chemotherapy.
Complete Response is defined as No vomiting with no rescue therapy. These response criteria will be applied to the following time periods: Overall: from 0 (chemotherapy initiation) to the morning of day 6, Acute: 0 to 24 hours following the initiation of chemotherapy, Delayed: 25 hours to the morning of day 6(D6).
Time frame: 120 hours
Safety and Tolerability of the Aprepitant/Ramosetron/Dexamethasone Regimen
Time frame: 120 hours
Efficacy of the Aprepitant/Ramosetron/Dexamethasone Regimen in Terms of the Proportion of Patients With no Vomiting During the 120 Hour Following Initiation of Chemotherapy
Time frame: 120 hours
Time to First Vomiting Episode or Use of Rescue Medication
Time frame: 120 hours
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