Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Ondansetron in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

Summary

RATIONALE: Ondansetron may help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well ondansetron works in preventing nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing stem cell transplant.

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OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine whether the incidence of nausea and vomiting related to administration of autologous hematopoetic stem cells cryopreserved in DMSO can be reduced by the use of a single dose of intravenous ondansetron prior to the stem cell infusion.

II. To determine the number of patients who experience nausea and vomiting.

OUTLINE: Patients receive ondansetron IV once 30-60 minutes before undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.

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Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Autologous PBSC transplant patient
English-speaking
Planned cryopreserved PBSC infusion at the SCCA outpatient clinic

Exclusion

History of prior autologous transplant
Non-English-speaking
Planned cryopreserved PBSC infusion at the UWMC inpatient unit
Infusion of cryopreserved PBSC that are thawed and washed to remove DMSO prior to infusion
Allergy or adverse reaction to ondansetron

Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Phase:

Phase 2

Estimated Enrollment:

49

Study ID:

NCT00795769

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Seattle Washington, 98109, United States

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Study is for people with:

Breast Cancer

Phase:

Phase 2

Estimated Enrollment:

49

Study ID:

NCT00795769

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:


Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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