Safety Profile of HTX-019 Administered as an Intravenous Infusion in Patients With Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis

J Infus Nurs. 2019 Sep/Oct;42(5):260-263. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000341.

Abstract

HTX-019 is a neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist approved for prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer receiving moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy. When administered as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion, HTX-019 has displayed a tolerable and favorable safety profile in healthy subjects. This is the first study to evaluate the safety profile of multiple HTX-019 infusions in patients with cancer. This retrospective analysis shows that HTX-019 administered via IV infusion has a favorable safety profile in patients with cancer, and no new treatment-emergent adverse events were identified.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antiemetics / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Aprepitant / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous*
  • Male
  • Nausea / chemically induced
  • Nausea / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists / administration & dosage*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Vomiting / chemically induced
  • Vomiting / prevention & control

Substances

  • Antiemetics
  • Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Aprepitant