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Table 3 Summary of studies focusing on the efficacy of antiemetic therapy in patients receiving MEC

From: Efficacy of triple antiemetic therapy (palonosetron, dexamethasone, aprepitant) for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving carboplatin-based, moderately emetogenic chemotherapy

Author

Regimen (mg)

Acute CR (%)

Delayed CR (%)

Overall CR (%)

Chemotherapy

Eisenberg et al. (2003)

Palo (0.25)

63

54

46

MEC

Palo (0.75)

57.1

56.6

47.1

Celio et al. (2011)

Palo (0.25) + Dex (8) day 1

88.6

68.7

67.5

MEC

Palo (0.25) + Dex (8) days 1-3

84.3

77.7

71.1

Tanioka et al. (2013)

Gra (1) + Dex (12) + Ap

97.8

62.2

62.2

CBDCA-based

Gra (1) + Dex(12)

95.7

52.2

52.2

Hesketh et al. (2016)

Gra (2) day1-3 + Dex (20) + Rol (180)

91.7

82.3

80.2

CBDCA-based

Gra (2 mg) days1-3 + Dex (20 mg)

88.0

65.6

64.6

Yahata et al. (2016)

Gra (1/4) + Dex (20) + Ap

94.0

63.6

61.6

CBDCA + PAC

Gra (1/4) + Dex (20)

90.4

49.3

47.3

Present study

Palo (0.75) + Dex (9.9) + Ap

100

91.9

91.9

CBDCA-based

  1. Doses of Ap were the standard doses recommended by various guidelines such as 125 mg on day 1 and 80 mg on days 2 and 3. “MEC” in the chemotherapy column indicates that the MEC was not specified
  2. CR complete response, Palo palonosetron, Gra granisetron, Dex dexamethasone, Ap aprepitant, Rol rolapitant, MEC moderately emetogenic chemotherapy, CBDCA carboplatin, PAC paclitaxel