To the Editor:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting(CINV)is the most common and feared side effect reported by patients receiving chemotherapy.Despite significant progress,the incidence of CINV remains high.[1]Prev...To the Editor:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting(CINV)is the most common and feared side effect reported by patients receiving chemotherapy.Despite significant progress,the incidence of CINV remains high.[1]Prevention is the key for controlling CINV.Evidence-based antiemetic guidelines recommend that strategies to prevent CINV should consider both the emetic risk of chemotherapeutic agents and patients’individual risk factors.[2]To date,several personal factors predicting a high risk of CINV have been identified,including expectancy of CINV.展开更多
基金Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Public Health,China(No.2013KZ121)
文摘To the Editor:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting(CINV)is the most common and feared side effect reported by patients receiving chemotherapy.Despite significant progress,the incidence of CINV remains high.[1]Prevention is the key for controlling CINV.Evidence-based antiemetic guidelines recommend that strategies to prevent CINV should consider both the emetic risk of chemotherapeutic agents and patients’individual risk factors.[2]To date,several personal factors predicting a high risk of CINV have been identified,including expectancy of CINV.
