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SUBMITTER: Puri S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200138 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 20180315 8
<h4>Purpose</h4>Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is common among cancer patients. Early identification of patients at risk for CINV may help to personalize anti-emetic therapies. To date, few studies have examined the combined contributions of patient-reported and genetic risk factors to CINV. The goal of this study was to evaluate these risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>Prior to their first chemotherapy infusion, participants completed demographic and risk factor questionnaires and pr ...[more]