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Table 2 Chemotherapy

From: Efficacy, safety and feasibility of fosaprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients receiving moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy – results of a non-interventional observation study

 

Dosage

EP

Fosaprepitant group

Control group

p-value

   

N = 112 courses

N = 116 courses

   

n (%)

n (%)

Agent

 Carboplatin

 

4

8 (7.1)

8 (6.9)

> 0.9999

 Cisplatin

 

4

5 (4.5)

8 (6.9)

0.5704

 Clofarabine

 

3

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

> 0.9999

 Cyclophosphamide

≥1 g/m2

4

2 (1.8)

2 (1.7)

> 0.9999

 Cyclophosphamide

< 1 g/m2

3

19 (17.0)

18 (15.5)

0.9072

 Cytarabine

> 200 mg/m2 to < 3 g/ m2

3

16 (14.3)

11 (9.5)

0.3591

 Dacarbazine

 

4

3 (2.7)

2 (1.7)

0.6793

 Dactinomycin

 

4

9 (8.0)

7 (6.0)

0.6112

 Daunorubicin

 

3

4 (3.6)

10 (8.6)

0.1669

 Doxorubicin

 

3

16 (14.3)

10 (8.6)

0.2555

 Epirubicin

 

3

2 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

0.2402

 Etoposide

 

3

28 (25.0)

25 (21.6)

0.6459

 Idarubicin

 

3

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0.4912

 Ifosfamide

 

3

17 (15.2)

12 (10.3)

0.3701

 Irinotecan

 

3

0 (0.0)

2 (1.7)

0.498

 Melphalan

> 50 mg/m2

3

1 (0.9)

1 (0.9)

1.0000

 Methotrexate

≥250 mg to < 12 g/m2

3

20 (17.9)

15 (12.9)

0.3965

 Temozolomide

 

3

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

> 0.9999

 Thiotepa

≥300 mg/m2

4

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0.4912

 EP (CINV risk)

  3 (> 30–90%)

 

84 (75.0)

89 (76.7)

0.8812

  4 (> 90%)

 

28 (25.0)

27 (23.3)

 
  1. The table shows the emetogenic potential (EP) of the administered chemotherapeutic agents in the fosaprepitant and the control group. EP was defined by the emetic risk (in % frequency of emesis in absence of prophylaxis): minimal, stage 1 (< 10%) | low, stage 2 (10 - < 30%) | moderate, stage 3 (30–90%) | high, stage 4 (> 90%) [9]
  2. Abbreviations: CINV chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, EP emetogenic potential, N total number of administered chemotherapy courses, n sample size. The distribution of administered chemotherapeutic agents and the highest emetogenic potential of each chemotherapy course was not significantly different in both cohorts (p > 0.05; Chi-square test with Yate’s correction or Fisher’s exact test)