2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.09.014
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Multinational study exploring patients’ perceptions of side-effects induced by chemo-radiotherapy

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“…These results are in line with a prospective study in patients receiving fractionated radiotherapy and concomitant weekly cisplatin (98% received antiemetic prophylaxis; 98% received a 5-HT 3 RA, 96% received a corticosteroid, and 38% received a NK 1 RA), where 71% and 36% of patients suffered from nausea and vomiting, respectively, during treatment, and patients ranked nausea as the fifth most distressing symptom [29].…”
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confidence: 84%
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“…These results are in line with a prospective study in patients receiving fractionated radiotherapy and concomitant weekly cisplatin (98% received antiemetic prophylaxis; 98% received a 5-HT 3 RA, 96% received a corticosteroid, and 38% received a NK 1 RA), where 71% and 36% of patients suffered from nausea and vomiting, respectively, during treatment, and patients ranked nausea as the fifth most distressing symptom [29].…”
Section: Expert Opinionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…Future antiemetic trials should include nausea as the primary endpoint as nausea clearly is more bothersome to patients compared to vomiting [29]. Antiemetic studies in chemo-radiotherapy should evaluate the entire course of treatment, i.e.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[8][9][10] Radiation-induced nausea and vomiting (RINV) also has a signifcant adverse efect on life qualit y. [11][12][13] Few reported clinical trials have provided efective prevention or treatment recommendations for RINV. [14][15][16] Concurrent chemotherapy radiotherapy is commonly used for locally advanced head and neck cancers 17 and locally advanced esophageal cancers.…”
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“…Although cancer treatments have undergone massive developments in recent year, cancer remains a difficult disease to solve worldwide. Traditional cancer therapies, such as clinical operation, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, may have a curative effect in the short term but will cause side effects, decreasing cancer patient quality of life [1]. Immunotherapy has been recognized as a new generation of an antitumor weapons and will be the leading force in future cancer treatment.…”
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confidence: 99%