Nausea And Vomiting Dramatically Reduced In Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

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Article Date: 02 Mar 2010 - 3:00 PST

" Bone marrow transplant patients say two of the most debilitating side effects

of the treatment are nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy and radiation.

But a Loyola University Health System study has found the drug " aprepitant " can

dramatically reduce both nausea and vomiting when combined with other

anti-nausea drugs.

" Seventy-three percent of patients receiving aprepitant experienced no vomiting

during the study period, compared with 23 percent of patients who received a

placebo. (Both groups also received a standard anti-nausea drug.) Forty-nine

percent of aprepitant patients experienced no vomiting and little or no nausea,

compared with 15 percent of the placebo group. "

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/180817.php

FYI,

Lottie Duthu