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Chemotherapy-Related Nausea & Vomiting
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What Causes Nausea & Vomiting?
Automatic Nervous System
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Chapter 11: Chemotherapy-Related Nausea & Vomiting: Issues in Research Design
        

Multiple Cycles of Chemotherapy

Clinical trials should be designed to measure both nausea and vomiting over multiple cycles of chemotherapy, yet this analysis of multiple cycles of chemotherapy is complicated due to the dependence of each cycle on previous cycles. In most trials, significant drop-out must be accounted for between cycles. In addition, there may be overlap between acute and delayed emesis from one cycle to another. Potential overlap also exists between the delayed side effects of one cycle and the anticipatory side effects of the next. Trial designs need to account for these factors, and when reporting results, the number of patients who drop out at each cycle for each arm should be specified and the reasons for drop-out should be summarized.


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