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SynthesisThe oncologist2022

One-Day Versus Three-Day Dexamethasone with NK1RA for Patients Receiving Carboplatin and Moderate Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Network Meta-analysis.

Daichi Watanabe, Hirotoshi Iihara, Hironori Fujii, Akitaka Makiyama, Shohei Nishida, Akio Suzuki

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Synthesis in The oncologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. 2023 updated MASCC/ESMO Consensus recommendations: Prevention of nausea and vomiting following moderately emetic risk antineoplastic agents.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daichi WatanabeDepartment of Pharmacy, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5377-0901
Hirotoshi IiharaDepartment of Pharmacy, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Hironori FujiiDepartment of Pharmacy, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Akitaka MakiyamaCancer Center, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Shohei NishidaDepartment of Pharmacy, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Akio SuzukiDepartment of Pharmacy, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Gifu University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe dexamethasone (DEX)-sparing strategy, which limits administration of DEX to day one, is reportedly non-inferior to conventional antiemetic regimens comprising multiple-day DEX. However, the usefulness of the DEX-sparing strategy in triplet antiemetic prophylaxis (neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist [NK1RA] + serotonin receptor antagonist [5HT3RA] + DEX) for carboplatin and moderate emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) has not been clarified. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials that examined the efficacy of antiemetics for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting associated with carboplatin and MEC. We conducted a network meta-analysis to compare the antiemesis efficacy of three-day DEX with NK1RA (3-DEX + NK1RA) and one-day DEX with NK1RA (1-DEX + NK1RA). The primary outcome was complete response during the delayed phase (CR-DP). The secondary outcome was no nausea during the delayed phase (NN-DP).

resultsSeventeen trials involving 4534 patients were included. The proportion who experienced CR-DP was 82.5% (95% credible interval [CI], 73.9-88.6) and 73.5% (95% CI, 62.8-80.9) among those who received 3-DEX + NK1RA and 1-DEX + NK1RA, respectively. There was no significant difference between the two regimens. However, 3-DEX + NK1RA tended to be superior to 1-DEX + NK1RA, with an absolute risk difference of 9.0% (95% CI, -2.3 to 21.1) in CR-DP and 24.7% (95% CI: -14.9 to 54.6) in NN-DP. 3-DEX + NK1RA also tended to be superior to 1-DEX + NK1RA in patients who received carboplatin-based chemotherapy, for whom the absolute risk difference was 12.3% (95% CI, -3.2 to 30.7).

conclusionsCare is needed when administering the DEX-sparing strategy in combination with NK1RA to patients receiving carboplatin and non-carboplatin MEC.

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AntiemeticsAntineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinDexamethasoneHumansNauseaNeurokinin-1 Receptor AntagonistsVomitingAntiemeticsAntineoplastic AgentsCarboplatinDexamethasoneNeurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists1 receptor antagonistsanalysisantiemeticsantineoplastic agentscarboplatindexamethasonenauseanetwork metaneurokininvomiting

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PMID35427418
PMCPMC9177112
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