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Adding olanzapine to three drugs anti emetic regimen: Is it time to jump the gun?

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Field of cancer supportive care is rapidly evolving and number of anti‐emetic agents has been approved and added to treatment arsenal in the past two decades. Not unexpectedly, in a… Click to show full abstract

Field of cancer supportive care is rapidly evolving and number of anti‐emetic agents has been approved and added to treatment arsenal in the past two decades. Not unexpectedly, in a worldwide online survey (ASCO 2014), antiemetics were voted among the “Top 5 advances in 50 years of modern oncology.”[1] Combination regimen are current standard of care, targeting the polypharmacology of chemotherapy‐induced nasua and vomiting (CINV), especially in highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimen (HEC). However, polypharmacy has potential for additive side effects and may not be cost effective. Indeed, one has to focus on strategies, so to achieve the best with the least.

Keywords: anti emetic; olanzapine three; adding olanzapine; drugs anti; three drugs; oncology

Journal Title: Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Year Published: 2018

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