[Comparison of 1 mg/body and 3 mg/body of intravenous granisetron for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and adverse events in hematological malignancy patients]

Yakugaku Zasshi. 2012;132(5):675-81. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.132.675.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Granisetron is a selective 5-hydroxy tryptamine3 receptor antagonist and widely used for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Recommended dose of intravenous granisetron in the USA and Europe has been set at 0.01 mg/kg (1 mg/body) in the antiemetic treatment guidelines established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and National Comprehension Cancer Network. In contrast, the approved dose in Japan is 0.04 mg/kg (3 mg/body). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which compared 1 mg/body with 3 mg/body of intravenous granisetron for CINV had been reported in Japan. In these RCTs, however, hematological malignancy patients were excluded. We performed observational retrospective study to compare 1 mg/body with 3 mg/body of intravenous granisetron for the prevention of CINV and adverse events in hematological malignancy patients. Number of the patients and chemotherapy courses were 15 and 30 in the 1 mg/body group, and 15 and 27 in the 3 mg/body group, respectively. No nausea rates in the 1 and 3 mg/body group were 83% and 89% of courses, respectively. No vomiting rates in the 1 and 3 mg/body group were 97% and 100% of courses, respectively. The incidences of constipation in the 1 and 3 mg/body group were 34% and 45% of courses, respectively. Anaphylaxis and headache did not occur in both groups. Our findings suggested that 1 mg/body of intravenous granisetron can prevent from CINV in hematological malignancy patients, as well as 3 mg/body.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antiemetics / administration & dosage*
  • Antiemetics / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Constipation / chemically induced
  • Constipation / epidemiology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Granisetron / administration & dosage*
  • Granisetron / adverse effects
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nausea / chemically induced*
  • Nausea / prevention & control*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Serotonin Antagonists / administration & dosage*
  • Serotonin Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Vomiting / chemically induced*
  • Vomiting / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Antiemetics
  • Granisetron
  • Serotonin Antagonists