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ASCO Updates Guidelines on Antiemetics in Oncology
ASCO Updates Guidelines on Antiemetics in Oncology
D McNamara
20110826
2011 Sept 26
Elsevier Global Medical News
ASCO Updates Guidelines on Antiemetics in Oncology
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Sept 26, D McNamara
A common chemotherapy regimen gets reclassified as high risk for emesis; a new approach is recommended to tackle treatments with high emetic potential; and a particular antiemetic drug is now preferred for patients at moderate risk - these are among the changes to clinical practice guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.The guidelines also include new recommendations for preventing nausea and vomiting associated with radiation treatment.Treatment-related nausea and vomiting is...