Perugia Consensus Conference on Antiemetic Therapy /

In the last decade, important progress has been achieved in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, in particular since the introduction of 5-HT3 antagonists which, when used in combination with steroids, can assure significant protection in the majority of patients. Nonetheless,...

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Corporate Authors: Perugia Consensus Conference on Antiemetic Therapy, SpringerLink (Online service), Perugia International Cancer Conference
Other Authors: Gralla, Richard J., Tonato, M. (Maurizio), Roila, F. (Fausto), 1953-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Corticosteroids, dopamine antagonists, and other drugs
  • Optimal selection of antiemetics in children receiving cancer chemotherapy
  • Methodology of antiemetic trials: response assessment, evaluation of new agents, and definition of chemotherapy emetogenicity
  • Delayed emesis following anticancer chemotherapy
  • Antiemetic strategies for high-dose chemoradiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
  • Consensus proposal for 5-HT₃ antagonists in the prevention of acute emesis related to highly emetogenic chemotherapy
  • Anticipatory nausea and vomiting in the era fo 5-HT₃ antiemetics.
  • Consensus regarding multiple-day and rescue antiemetic therapy
  • Etiology and prevention of emesis induced by radiotherapy
  • Statistical considerations in the design, conduct, and analysis of antiemetic clinical trials
  • Neuropharmacology of emesis and its relevance to antiemetic therapy.