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Evaluation of effectiveness of Dex-sparing benefits of Netupitant and palonosetron in Cancer patients

An open label, two arm, randomized study to evaluate Dex-sparing benefits of the NEPA, an oral fixed combination of Netupitant and palonosetron, in Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy (HEC) regimen

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/01/030563
Enrollment
260
Registered
2021-01-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: R112- Nausea with vomiting, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NEPA (Netupitant 300mg and Palonosetron 0.50mg): Patients in arm A will receive NEPA (Netupitant 300 mg plus Palonosetron 0.50 mg)once 60 mins prior to chemotherapy with 12mg IV dexamet

Sponsors

Prince Aly Khan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chemotherapy-naive patients. 2. Adult male and female subjects aged >=18 years 3. Scheduled to receive HEC regimen. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0â??1 5. Adequate general condition (white blood cell count 3Ã?109 cells/ L), hepatic function (aspartate aminotransferase [AST] and alanine aminotransferase [ALT] 6. Willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Seizure disorder needing anticonvulsants, unless clinically stable; 2. Any Prior vomiting, retching, or grade 2 or higher nausea according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE); 3. Asymptomatic metastases to the brain 4. Known hypersensitivity to palonosetron, Netupitant or dexamethasone excipients 5.Pregnant/breast-feeding women 6. Those receiving any drug with antiemetic effects 7. Those who were unable to cooperate or judged by an investigator to be unfit for participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Complete response (CR) from chemotherapy administration. (CR is defined as no emetic episode and no use of rescue medication)Timepoint: 0-120 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. CR during acute (0-24 hours) and delayed (24-120 hours) phases, Complete control (CC) during the overall phase and safety of these antiemetic therapies (CC is defined as CR and no significant nausea ( VAS 2.5mm)) 2. Time to failure (i.e., time to first emetic episode or time to rescue) may be interesting secondary end-points 3. Evaluation as per MASCC (Mutinational Association of Supportive care in cancer) Chemotherapy Induce nausea Vomiting (CINV) Risk Score Timepoint: 1. 0-24 hours, 24-120 hours,VAS 2.5mm

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Adwaita Gore

Prince Aly Khan Hospital

adygore@gmail.com9821262618

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026