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A prospective study of palonosetron for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in malignant lymphoma patients following highly emetogenic chemotherapy

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Background

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a troublesome issue in chemotherapy for cancer patients. A second-generation 5HT3 receptor antagonist (5HT3RA), palonosetron, is effective and safe for the prevention of CINV in breast cancer patients treated with cyclophosphamide and anthracycline, but there is little data for malignant lymphoma. We conducted a prospective phase 2 study at a single institution to clarify the efficacy and safety of palonosetron in lymphoma patients.

Methods

Chemotherapy-naïve lymphoma patients who were treated with highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) received a single intravenous bolus of palonosetron, 0.75 mg/body, before chemotherapy on day 1 during the first course of chemotherapy. The occurrence of CINV was assessed using the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) antiemesis tool, which was recorded by patients during the first course of chemotherapy.

Results

A total of 59 patients were enrolled, and 49 patients were eligible and evaluated. The complete response (CR) rate was 93.9% (95% confidence interval 83.1–98.7%) at 0–120 h post-chemotherapy. The proportion of patients who developed nausea of any grade and vomiting at 0–120 h post-chemotherapy was 34.7 and 6.1%, respectively. Although treatment-related adverse events were observed in 36 (73.5%) patients, these were mild and they recovered by the next cycle of chemotherapy.

Conclusion

The present study demonstrated that a single dose of palonosetron was highly effective and safe for the prevention of CINV in lymphoma patients.

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  1. Department of Oncology/Hematology, Shimane University Hospital, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan

    Tsutomu Takahashi, Takahiro Okada, Fumiyoshi Ikejiri, Shunsuke Ito, Yusuke Okada, Fumimasa Takahashi, Satoshi Kumanomido, Yumi Jo, Chie Onishi, Takaaki Miyake, Masaya Inoue, Ritsuro Suzuki & Junji Suzumiya

  2. Department of Hematology and Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Yonago Medical Center, Yonago, Japan

    Koji Adachi

  3. Department of Clinical Oncology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan

    Koshi Kawakami

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Tsutomu Takahashi received honoraria from Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Takaaki Miyake received honoraria from Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Ritsuro Suzuki received honoraria from Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Junji Suzumiya received honoraria from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and received research funding from Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Astellas Pharma Inc. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Takahashi, T., Okada, T., Ikejiri, F. et al. A prospective study of palonosetron for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in malignant lymphoma patients following highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Int J Clin Oncol 23, 189–194 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-017-1173-3

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