What is meant by emetic potential of chemotherapy?
Emetogenicity: the propensity of an agent to cause nausea, vomiting or retching. High emetic potential: greater than 90% frequency of emesis in the absence of effective prophylaxis. Moderate emetic potential: 30 to 90% frequency of emesis in the absence of effective prophylaxis.
Which anticancer drug has emetogenic potential?
Irinotecan-based chemotherapy regimens have high emetogenic potential and require optimized antiemetic prophylactic therapy, according to a study published in Supportive Care in Cancer. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the biggest challenges faced during anticancer treatment.
What chemo drugs are highly emetogenic?
Listed below are examples of highly and moderately emetogenic chemo medicines that are currently available….How do I know if my chemo medicine is moderately or highly emetogenic?
| Moderately emetogenic chemotherapies | |
|---|---|
| Clofarabine | Cyclophosphamide* |
| Cytarabine | Daunorubicin* |
| Doxorubicin* | Epirubicin* |
| Idarubicin | Ifosfamide |
Which chemotherapy agent has the lowest emetogenic potential?
Drugs considered to have low emetogenic risk (10%-30%) include the taxanes, etoposide, and biologics such as trastuzumab (Herceptin) and cetuximab (Erbitux).
What does highly emetogenic mean?
(eh-MEH-toh-JEH-nik) Describes a substance that causes vomiting.
Which of the following chemotherapy agents has the highest emetogenic potential?
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| Drug | NCCN emetogenic potential (2021) | MASCC/ESMO emetogenic potential (2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Cisplatin (Platinol) | High | High |
| Cladribine (Leustatin) | Minimal | Minimal |
| Clofarabine (Clolar) | Moderate | Moderate |
| Crizotinib (Xalkori) (oral) | High/Moderate | Moderate |
Is carboplatin highly emetogenic?
The NCCN has recently reclassified carboplatin emetogenicity according to the AUC (target area under the concentration versus time curve) with a carboplatin AUC ≥4 classified as highly emetogenic and carboplatin AUC < 4 as moderately emetogenic – but highly emetogenic in certain patients.
Is cisplatin highly emetogenic?
Single high-dose cisplatin (≥50 mg/m2) was considered highly emetogenic, while low-dose weekly cisplatin (<50 mg/m2) was considered moderately emetogenic.
What does emetogenic mean in medical terms?
(eh-MEH-toh-JEH-nik) Describes a substance that causes vomiting. Also called emetic.
What does emetogenic mean?
Listen to pronunciation. (eh-MEH-toh-JEH-nik) Describes a substance that causes vomiting. Also called emetic.
Which of the following chemotherapeutic agents has the highest emetogenic potential?
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