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Prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: Updated guidance from the BSMO supportive care task force

BJMO - volume 19, issue 1, january 2025

C. Fontaine MD, J. Collignon MD, P. Debruyne MD, PhD, L. Duck MD, E. Everaert MD, T. Feys MBA, MSc, C. Langenaeken MD, F. Lebrun MD, J. Mebis MD, E. Naert MD, P. Van Landuyt PharmD, S. Wuyts PharmD, C. van Marcke de Lummen MD, PhD, F. Vanryckeghem MD, V. Verschaeve MD, J. Klaskersky MD, PhD

SUMMARY

Nausea and vomiting continue to be some of the more dreaded side effects of anticancer therapy. While advances in the prophylaxis of chemotherapy induced nausea vomiting (CINV), and guidance from international cancer societies have yielded important benefits for cancer patients, there remains an important need to further improve patient care. To address the need for a better CINV prophylaxis, and to respond to the introduction of new potentially emetogenic anticancer agents and the publication of new clinical trial data with anti-emetic agents, several international oncological societies have recently updated their guidelines for the prevention of CINV. The objective of this paper was to translate these new international recommendations to a Belgian context.

(BELG J MED ONCOL 2025;19(1):15–26)

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