Comparison of methylprednisolone and metoclopramide in the prophylactic treatment of cis-platin-induced nausea and vomiting. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Sixty-one patients undergoing treatment with cis-platin-containing regimens were given prophylactically either metoclopramide or methylprednisolone, in order to reduce the gastrointestinal side effects. Vomiting occurred in 79% of the cycles (128/162), and had a distressing intensity in 39.5% of cycles (64/162). No significant differences were observed between metoclopramide and methylprednisolone with respect to number and duration of vomiting episodes and duration of nausea and anorexia. Two of 6 patients benefited from substitution of metoclopramide for methylprednisolone; only 1/11 benefited from the substitution of methylprednisolone for metoclopramide. Metoclopramide and methylprednisolone, at the dosage and schedule used, were well tolerated and moderately active in preventing nausea and vomiting induced by cis-platin; their use in combination could further improve these results.

publication date

  • June 30, 1984

Research

keywords

  • Cisplatin
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Metoclopramide
  • Nausea

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021220433

PubMed ID

  • 6539968

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 70

issue

  • 3