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ASCO's Antiemetics Drug, Dose, and Schedule Table ASCO 2017 Antiemetics Guideline Update: Drug, Dose, Schedule Recommendations for Antiemetic Regimens Antiemetic Dosing by Chemotherapy Risk Category Agent Dose on Day of Chemotherapy Dose(s) on Subsequent Days High Emetic Risk: Cisplatin and other agents Aprepitant 125 mg oral 80 mg oral; days 2 and 3 Fosaprepitant 150 mg IV NK1 Receptor 300 mg netupitant/0.5 mg palonosetron oral in single Antagonist Netupitant-palonosetron capsule (NEPA) Rolapitant 180 mg oral 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV or 1 transdermal Granisetron patch or 10 mg subcutaneous 8 mg oral twice daily or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet Ondansetron twice daily or three 8 mg oral soluble films or 8 mg or 5-HT3 Receptor 0.15 mg/kg IV Antagonista Palonosetron 0.50 mg oral or 0.25 mg IV Dolasetron 100 mg oral ONLY Tropisetron 5 mg oral or 5 mg IV Ramosetron 0.3 mg IV if aprepitant is usedb 12 mg oral or IV 8 mg oral or IV once daily on days 2-4 8 mg oral or IV on day 2; 8 mg oral or IV twice if fosaprepitant is usedb 12 mg oral or IV Dexamethasone daily on days 3-4 if netupitant-palonosetron 12 mg oral or IV 8 mg oral or IV once daily on days 2 to 4 is usedb This table is derived from recommendations in the Antiemetics Guideline Update (2017). This table is a practice tool based on ASCO® practice guidelines and is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines do not account for individual variation among patients. This tool does not purport to suggest any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice guidelines and this table are voluntary. The practice guidelines and additional information are available at http://www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines. Copyright © 2017 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved. Agent Dose on Day of Chemotherapy Dose(s) on Subsequent Days If rolapitant is used 12 mg oral or IV 8 mg oral or IV twice daily on days 2-4 Olanzapine 10 mg oral 10 mg oral on days 2-4 High Emetic Risk: Anthracycline combined with cyclophosphamidec Aprepitant 125 mg oral 80 mg oral; days 2 and 3 Fosaprepitant 150 mg IV NK1 Receptor 300 mg netupitant/0.5 mg palonosetron oral in single Antagonist Netupitant-palonosetron capsule (NEPA) Rolapitant 180 mg oral 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV or 1 transdermal Granisetron patch or 10 mg subcutaneous 8 mg oral twice daily or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet Ondansetron twice daily or three 8 mg oral soluble films or 8 mg or 5-HT3 Receptor 0.15 mg/kg IV Antagonista Palonosetron 0.50 mg oral or 0.25 mg IV Dolasetron 0.50 mg oral or 0.25 mg IV Tropisetron 5 mg oral or 5 mg IV Ramosetron 0.3 mg IV If aprepitant is usedb 12 mg oral or IV If fosaprepitant is usedb 12 mg oral or IV Dexamethasone If netupitant-palonosetron 12 mg oral or IV is usedb If rolapitant is used 20 mg (oral or IV) Olanzapine 10 mg oral 10 mg oral on days 2-4 Moderate Emetic Riskd 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV or 1 transdermal Granisetron 5-HT3 Receptor patch or 10 mg subcutaneous Antagonist 8 mg oral twice daily or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet Ondansetron twice daily or 8 mg oral soluble film twice daily or 8 This table is derived from recommendations in the Antiemetics Guideline Update (2017). This table is a practice tool based on ASCO® practice guidelines and is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines do not account for individual variation among patients. This tool does not purport to suggest any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice guidelines and this table are voluntary. The practice guidelines and additional information are available at http://www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines. Copyright © 2017 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved. Agent Dose on Day of Chemotherapy Dose(s) on Subsequent Days mg or 0.15 mg/kg IV Palonosetron 0.50 mg oral or 0.25 mg IV Dolasetron 100 mg oral ONLY Tropisetron 5 mg oral or 5 mg IV Ramosetron 0.3 mg IV Corticosteroid Dexamethasone 8 mg oral or IV 8 mg oral or IV on days 2-3e Low Emetic Riskf 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV or 1 transdermal Granisetron patch or 10 mg subcutaneous 8 mg oral twice daily or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet Ondansetron twice daily or 8 mg oral soluble film twice daily or 8 5-HT3 Receptor mg or 0.15 mg/kg IV Antagonist Palonosetron 0.50 mg oral or 0.25 mg IV Dolasetron 100 mg oral ONLY Tropisetron 5 mg oral or 5 mg IV Ramosetron 0.3 mg IV Corticosteroid Dexamethasone 8 mg oral or IV NOTE. For patients who receive multiday chemotherapy, clinicians must first determine the emetic risk of the agent(s) included in the regimen. Patients should receive the agent of the highest therapeutic index daily during chemotherapy and for 2 days thereafter. Patients can also be offered the granisetron transdermal patch or granisetron extended-release injection that deliver therapy over multiple days rather than taking a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist daily. Abbreviations: 5-HT3, 5-hydroxytryptamine-3; IV, intravenous; NK1, neurokinin 1. a If netupitant-palonosetron is used, no additional 5-HT3 receptor antagonist is needed. b The dexamethasone dose is for patients who are receiving the recommended four-drug regimen for highly emetic chemotherapy. If patients do not receive an NK1 receptor antagonist, the dexamethasone dose should be adjusted to 20 mg on day 1 and 16 mg on days 2-4. c In non-breast cancer populations (eg, non-Hodgkin lymphoma) receiving a combination of an anthracycline and cyclophosphamide with treatment regimens incorporating corticosteroids, the addition of palonosetron without the use of an NK1 receptor antagonist and olanzapine is an option. d If carboplatin area under the curve is ≥ 4 mg/mL/min, add an NK1 receptor antagonist to the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone. Dexamethasone dosing is day 1 only: 20 mg with rolapitant; 12 mg with aprepitant, fosaprepitant, or netupitant-palonosetron. e For moderate-emetic-risk agents with a known risk for delayed nausea and vomiting. f Patients treated with low-emetic-risk antineoplastic therapy should be offered a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist OR dexamethasone. This table is derived from recommendations in the Antiemetics Guideline Update (2017). This table is a practice tool based on ASCO® practice guidelines and is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines do not account for individual variation among patients. This tool does not purport to suggest any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice guidelines and this table are voluntary. The practice guidelines and additional information are available at http://www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines. Copyright © 2017 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved. Antiemetic Dosing by Radiation Risk Category Agent Dose Schedule High Emetic Risk: Total body irradiation Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily to twice daily on days of radiation therapy, with first dose given 8 mg oral or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet, or 8 Ondansetron before radiation therapy. Once daily to twice daily on mg oral soluble film or 8 mg or 0.15 mg/kg IV day after each day of radiation therapy, if radiation 5-HT3 Receptor therapy is not planned for that day. Antagonista Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily on days of radiation therapy, before radiation therapy. Once daily Granisetron 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV on day after each day of radiation therapy, if radiation therapy is not planned for that day. Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily on days of radiation therapy, before radiation therapy. Once daily Corticosteroid Dexamethasone 4 mg oral or IV on day following each day of radiation therapy, if radiation therapy is not planned for that day. Moderate Emetic Risk: Upper abdomenb and Craniospinal irradiation Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily to twice daily 8 mg oral or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet, or 8 Ondansetron on days of radiation therapy, with first dose given mg oral soluble film or 8 mg or 0.15 mg/kg IV before radiation therapy.d 5-HT3 Receptor Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily on days of Antagonistc Granisetron 2 mg oral or 1 mg or 0.01 mg/kg IV radiation therapy, before radiation therapy.d Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily on days of Tropisetron 5 mg oral or IV radiation therapy, before radiation therapy.d Use as prophylactic therapy. Once daily on days of first Corticosteroid Dexamethasone 4 mg IV or oral 5 radiation therapy fractions, before radiation therapy. Low Emetic Risk: Brain, Head and neck, Thorax, Pelvise 5-HT3 Receptor 8 mg oral or 8 mg oral dissolving tablet, or 8 Ondansetron Use as rescue therapy.g Antagonistf mg oral soluble film or 8 mg or 0.15 mg/kg IV This table is derived from recommendations in the Antiemetics Guideline Update (2017). This table is a practice tool based on ASCO® practice guidelines and is not intended to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines do not account for individual variation among patients.
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