Research Article

A Comparison of the Efficacy of 5 mg Olanzapine and Aprepitant in the Prevention of Multiple-Day Cisplatin Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Table 1

Antiemetic administrations.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4

Olanzapine antiemetic regimenOlanzapine 5 mg poOlanzapine 5 mg poOlanzapine 5 mg poOlanzapine 5 mg po
Tropisetron 5 mg ivTropisetron 5 mg ivTropisetron 5 mg iv
DXM 10 mg ivDXM 10 mg ivDXM 10 mg iv
Aprepitant antiemetic regimenAprepitant 125 mg poAprepitant 80 mg poAprepitant 80 mg po
Tropisetron 5 mg ivTropisetron 5 mg ivTropisetron 5 mg iv
DXM 5 mg ivDXM 5 mg ivDXM 5 mg iv