High-dose i.v. granisetron for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced emesis: cardiac safety and tolerability
作者:
James Carmichael,
Adrian Harris,
期刊:
Anti-Cancer Drugs
(OVID Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 9
页码: 739-744
ISSN:0959-4973
年代: 2003
出版商: OVID
关键词: cardiovascular safety;chemotherapy;cisplatin;emesis;granisetron;tolerability
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This phase II trial assessed the cardiovascular safety and tolerability of high-dose granisetron for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients undergoing emetogenic chemotherapy. Forty-one patients were given 30-min infusions of granisetron, 40 or 120 μg/kg i.v., as either a single dose or as split doses, at 6-h intervals. Subsequently, patients had the option of the alternative dosing regimen or to return to conventional antiemetic therapy. Patients were monitored for 24 h following the first granisetron infusion. Electrocardiogram (ECG; lead II and Holter monitoring) measurements were made during the study and blood samples for pharmacokinetic analysis were taken at regular intervals for 48 h after the start of the first granisetron infusion. During the first chemotherapy session, granisetron was administered as: (i) bolus doses of 80 μg/kg (n=3) and 120 μg/kg (n=19) or (ii) split doses of 2×40 μg/kg (n=1) and 3×40 μg/kg (n=18). Crossover therapy was administered to 22 patients, with granisetron doses of 120 μg/kg (n=12), 2×40 μg/kg (n=1) and 3×40 μg/kg (n=9). We conclude that supra-therapeutic doses up to 120 μg/kg granisetron had no clinically significant effect on ECG, pulse rate or blood pressure. The treatment was well tolerated with no significant changes in biochemistry or hematological parameters.
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