Antiemetic Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
antiemetic therapy, emesis, vomiting, nausea, moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy, cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, anthracycline, cyclophosphamid
Brief summary
The purpose of this registry is to record information on reality of anti-emetic therapies of cancer-patients in Germany. The outcome of this study is the efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate complete and major control of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapies, consisting of platin-derivates (cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin), anthracyclines and/or cyclophosphamid.
Interventions
non-interventional
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy consisting of platin-derivates (cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin), anthracyclines and/or cyclophosphamid. * start with the 1st cycle of the regimen (chemo naive patients). Inclusion of pretreated patients is also possible, if the last treatment cycle of a previous chemotherapy was given \>= 24 months ago. * Compliance with registry procedures * Age \>= 18 years * WHO Performance Status of 0 or 1 (Karnofsky-Index \>= 70%) * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks * Signed and dated informed consent before the start of the registry
Exclusion criteria
* Mentally incapable or incompliant patients * Last chemotherapy \<= 24 months (if pretreated) * Known hypersensitivity to antiemetic medication * unability of the patient to be treated with oral medication * pregnancy or lactation period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Efficacy of anti-emetic therapies dependent on the rate complete and major control of nausea and emesis in moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens. | 4 chemotherapy applications per patient |
Countries
Germany