Trial reportThe oncologist2020
Phase IIIb Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous NEPA for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Initial and Repeat Cycles of Anthracycline and Cyclophosphamide (AC) Chemotherapy.
Trial report in The oncologist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2023 MASCC and ESMO guideline update for the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.ESMO open · 2024Guideline
- Dexamethasone-sparing strategies in anthracycline and cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy with a focus on 5-HT3 receptor antagonists: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- 2023 updated MASCC/ESMO consensus recommendations: prevention of nausea and vomiting following high-emetic-risk antineoplastic agents.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Bioequivalence of netupitant and palonosetron (NEPA) oral suspension and hard capsules in healthy individuals: results from an open-label, randomized, two-treatment, four-period, two-sequence replicative design trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
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- Challenges in the Development of Intravenous Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists: Results of a Safety and Pharmacokinetics Dose-Finding, Phase 1 Study of Intravenous Fosnetupitant.Clinical pharmacology in drug development · 2022Trial
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- Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase III Study of Fosnetupitant Versus Fosaprepitant for Prevention of Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: CONSOLE.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2022Trial
- A Pragmatic Study Evaluating NEPA Versus Aprepitant for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy.The oncologist · 2021Trial
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- Global inequitable distribution of seminal studies of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Optimizing Antiemetic Support in Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study of Four-Drug Antiemetic Therapy Including Fosnetupitant and Olanzapine.JMIR research protocols · 2026Observational
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- Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists in the current management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.Frontiers of medicine · 2025Review
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- Work loss and activity impairment due to extended nausea and vomiting in patients with breast cancer receiving CINV prophylaxis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Fosnetupitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Short Review and Clinical Perspective.Advances in therapy · 2023Review
- Duration of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) as a Predictor of Recurrent CINV in Later Cycles.The oncologist · 2023Article
- Quality of Life Effects of an Oral Fixed Combination of Netupitant and Palonosetron in Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention: Real-World Evidence in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Anthracycline-Cyclophosphamide-Based Chemotherapy.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in the Older Patient: Optimizing Outcomes.Drugs & aging · 2022Review
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12 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundNEPA, a combination antiemetic of a neurokinin-1 (NK MATERIALS AND
methodsThis phase IIIb, multinational, randomized, double-blind study enrolled females with breast cancer naive to highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Patients were randomized to receive a single 30-minute infusion of IV NEPA or single oral NEPA capsule on day 1 prior to AC, in repeated (up to 4) cycles. Oral dexamethasone was given to all patients on day 1 only.
resultsA total of 402 patients were included. The adverse event (AE) profiles were similar for IV and oral NEPA and consistent with those expected. Most AEs were mild or moderate with a similarly low incidence of treatment-related AEs in both groups. There were no treatment-related injection-site AEs and no reports of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis. The efficacy of IV and oral NEPA were similar, with high complete response (no emesis/no rescue) rates observed in cycle 1 (overall [0-120 hours] 73.0% IV NEPA, 77.3% oral NEPA) and maintained over subsequent cycles.
conclusionIV NEPA was highly effective and safe with no associated hypersensitivity and injection-site reactions in patients receiving AC. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: As a combination of a neurokinin-1 (NK
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