[Evaluation of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Hematological Malignancies Using MASCC Antiemesis Tool(MAT)]

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting(CINV)were prospectively evaluated using MASCC Antiemesis Tool(MAT) in patients with hematological malignancies in our institution. A total of 33 patients receiving 46 chemotherapy courses were evaluated. Although vomiting was not observed in the acute phase, nausea was seen in 22.6% and 32.3% of the patients in the acute and delayed phases, respectively. Thirty percent(25 cases)of the patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy presented nausea in both the phases, while 40%(18 cases)of the patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy presented nausea in the delayed phase. The oral intake was quantitated retrospectively in 31 patients with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma, who were hospitalized and received CHOP±R. Prior to the initiation of the chemotherapy, 13 patients received the first generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist granisetron, while 18 patients received the second generation palonosetron. Oral intake was greater in the patients who were administered palonosetron. Thus, the present study suggested that antiemetic treatment could be improved at our institution.