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Nausea and Vomiting (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 05/22/2008
Health Professional Version
Changes to This Summary (05/22/2008)

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Prevention of Acute/Delayed Emesis 1

Added text 2 on a study reporting the effective use of intravenous palonosetron and dexamethasone for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving multiple-day chemotherapy (cited Einhorn et al. as reference 115).



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1http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional/66.
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2http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nausea/HealthProfessional/333
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