Skip to content

Ondansetron in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

Prevention of DMSO-Related Nausea and Vomiting by Prophylactic Administration of Ondansetron for Patients Receiving Autologous Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Stem Cells

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00795769
Enrollment
49
Registered
2008-11-21
Start date
2008-08-08
Completion date
2009-06-10
Last updated
2017-05-23

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

Conditions

Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(15;17)(q22;q12), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22), Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22), Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL Negative, Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia, Chronic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Disseminated Neuroblastoma, Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Unclassifiable, Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Noncontiguous Stage II Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Poor Prognosis Metastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Primary Myelofibrosis, Recurrent Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Recurrent Childhood Small Noncleaved Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Cutaneous T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Recurrent Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, Recurrent Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Recurrent Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Recurrent Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome, Recurrent Neuroblastoma, Recurrent Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Recurrent Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Recurrent/Refractory Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma, Recurrent Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia, Relapsing Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage III Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIIC Breast Cancer, Stage III Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage III Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage III Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, Stage III Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage III Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage III Multiple Myeloma, Stage III Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage III Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Stage II Multiple Myeloma, Stage II Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage I Multiple Myeloma, Stage IV Adult Burkitt Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Immunoblastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Stage IV Breast Cancer, Stage IV Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Stage IV Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Grade 3 Follicular Lymphoma, Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Stage IV Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Stage IV Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Stage IV Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Brief summary

RATIONALE: Ondansetron may help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well ondansetron works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: I. To determine whether the incidence of nausea and vomiting related to administration of autologous hematopoetic stem cells cryopreserved in DMSO can be reduced by the use of a single dose of intravenous ondansetron prior to the stem cell infusion. II. To determine the number of patients who experience nausea and vomiting. OUTLINE: Patients receive ondansetron IV once 30-60 minutes before undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

Interventions

DRUGondansetron

Given IV

OTHERsurvey administration

Correlative studies

PROCEDUREmanagement of therapy complications

Ondansetron IV

Sponsors

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion * Autologous PBSC transplant patient * English-speaking * Planned cryopreserved PBSC infusion at the SCCA outpatient clinic Exclusion * History of prior autologous transplant * Non-English-speaking * Planned cryopreserved PBSC infusion at the UWMC inpatient unit * Infusion of cryopreserved PBSC that are thawed and washed to remove DMSO prior to infusion * Allergy or adverse reaction to ondansetron

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)Baseline up to 120 minutesNausea Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Antiemesis Tool™ (MAT). Increased MAT scores represent worse outcome (score 0-10). Vomiting represented as present or absent.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Ondansteron Therapy
Patients receive ondansetron IV once 30-60 minutes before undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. ondansetron: Given IV survey administration: Correlative studies management of therapy complications: Ondansetron IV
49
Total49

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOndansteron Therapy
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
6 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
43 Participants
Age, Continuous52 years
Region of Enrollment
United States
49 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
29 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 49
other
Total, other adverse events
18 / 49
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 49

Outcome results

Primary

Reduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)

Nausea Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Antiemesis Tool™ (MAT). Increased MAT scores represent worse outcome (score 0-10). Vomiting represented as present or absent.

Time frame: Baseline up to 120 minutes

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Ondansetron TherapyReduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)MAT score >2 on arrival and pre-ondansetron23 Participants
Ondansetron TherapyReduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)Baseline MAT score >2 prior to first ASCT infusion9 Participants
Ondansetron TherapyReduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)MAT score increases >2 by end of infusion12 Participants
Ondansetron TherapyReduction in Rates of Nausea or Vomiting After Ondansetron (Compared to FHCRC Historical Rates)Number of patients that vomited9 Participants
Comparison: 18% n=9 of the patients vomited compared to the FHCRC historic rate of 28%. p=0.03. PMID: 21372706 reference for historical data at FHCRC.p-value: 0.03t-test, 1 sided
Comparison: Twelve patients (24%) had a greater than two-point increase in MAT score for nausea from baseline by the end of their infusion. That rate compares to the FHCRC historic rate of 58% (p \<0.0001). PMID: 21372706 reference for historical data at FHCRCp-value: <0.0001t-test, 1 sided

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026