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Filter by:Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common adverse effect in treatment of cancer, which influences the quality of life and adherence to treatment of patients and leads to dehydration, malnutrition and even death. Prevention and relieving the CINV is an important step to ensure the conduction of chemotherapy. Mechanism of CINV remains to be obscure, while most studies showed that it is mainly related to the following respects: ⑴ Chemotherapeutic agents stimulate gastrointestinal tract, which induces the release of neurotransmitters by chromaffin cells. Neurotransmitters bind to corresponding receptors, and then results in vomiting by stimulating the vomiting center; ⑵ Chemotherapeutic agents and the metabolites of them activate chemoreceptors directly, which causes vomiting. ⑶ Feeling and mental factors irritate cerebral cortex pathway directly. There are studies suggested that 5- hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was related to acute nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy, which means 5-HT receptor antagonist would be a effective medicine for acute CINV. In addition, there are researches proclaimed that neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, aprepitant, is a potent agent to relieve CINV. Thus, correlative guidelines recommend regimens with 5-HT receptor antagonist, NK-1 receptor antagonist and glucocorticoid as the standard treatment for strongly emetic chemotherapy regimens. But the prevention of moderately emetic chemotherapy regimens remains to be a problem in clinical practice. Besides, there is no study to demonstrate differences of mechanisms between acute CINV and delayed CINV. Olanzapine inhibits kinds of neurotransmitters which cause CINV, it is why this medicine is effective in both acute and delayed CINV. It can also alleviate anxiety, improve sleep quality and relieve pain in patients with cancer. The most common adverse effects of olanzapine are lethargy, body mass increase, fatigue, dry mouth, constipation, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. Among them, the most common one is lethargy, which can oppose insomnia and excitation caused by dexamethasone. In a word, olanzapine is an agent with mild adverse effects, it is worth to be generalized. But there are still problems to be resolved in the application of olanzapine in CINV: ⑴ Aprepitant is expensive and not covered in medical care in China, which limits the application in patients. ⑵There is no large clinical trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of olanzapine in Chinese populations. To explore these issues better, investigators intend to compare the regimen with olanzapine, dexamethasone and 5-HT receptor antagonists with the regimen with placebo, dexamethasone and 5-HT receptor antagonists about the efficacy and adverse events in treatment of CINV. Investigators aim to provide an available therapeutic options for CINV, improve the quality of life and prolong the survival of patients with lung cancer.
This is a randomized, multi-center, single-use, active-controlled, two-stage open study of episil®. The purpose of this study is to assess the local analgesic effect of episil® in cancer patients suffering from chemotherapy- and/or radiation-induced oral mucositis, which will provide scientific and reliable clinical data in the product registration in China.
The objective of this research is to describe the burden of subclinical anthracycline therapy related cardiac dysfunction( ATRCD) by applying international guideline on Uganda cancer patient and to evaluate the significance of treating subclinical ATRCD with carvedilol.
This research study is evaluating how well a decision support tool works to improve clinicians' use of recommended chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) assessment and management strategies in participants receiving chemotherapy.
Colorectal cancer will be resistant to Chemotherapy drugs after treated for a period of time .In the past, the classical treatment regiment was to change other drug after tumor progressed. In theory, the continuous use of such a drug could shortening the patient's drug resistance time. It has been shown that the alternate use of the two drug combinations is reasonable in clinical. This application can not only further improve the curative effect but also significantly reduce the side effects. So the investigators are going to carry out a prospective phase II clinical study. The control group change to second-line treatment after progression of first-line drugs. The experimental group use the first line and the second line,alternately, for every two cycles. The combination of bevacizumab is a first line development, and the second line can still be used . Objective to compare the clinical value of XELOX + bevacizumab and XELIRI + bevacizumab alternation regimen in the first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer will be resistant to Chemotherapy drugs after treated for a period of time .In the past, the classical treatment regiment was to change other drug after tumor progressed. In theory, the continuous use of such a drug could shortening the patient's drug resistance time. It has been shown that the alternate use of the two drug combinations is reasonable in clinical. This application can not only further improve the curative effect but also significantly reduce the side effects. So the investigators are going to carry out a prospective phase II clinical study. The control group change to second-line treatment after progression of first-line drugs. The experimental group use the first line and the second line,alternately, for every two cycles. The combination of bevacizumab is a first line development, and the second line can still be used .Objective to compare the clinical value of XELOX and XELIRI alternation regimen in the first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.
Olanzapine-containing regimens for CINV prophylaxis may provide even better protection than aprepitant-containing regimens.
Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of avatrombopag in subjects with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of ovarian, lung (small cell and non-small cell) and bladder cancer.
Exercise in all Chemotherapy (EnACT) is a study to assess safety, feasibility, and acceptability of an exercise program within chemotherapy. This will be a single group study to capture the effects of an exercise intervention on the average chemotherapy patient and the patients compliance to the study.
The ENSURE study will comprise two phases. Phase 1: European multicenter survey of surveillance protocols after esophageal cancer surgery ENSURE questionnaire will be circulated to representatives from participating European countries. Phase 2: European multicenter retrospective observational study of the impact of postoperative surveillance protocols on oncologic outcome and HR-QL Phase 2 will constitute a retrospective observational study of patients undergoing treatment with curative intent for esophageal cancer at participating Centers from June 2009 to June 2015.