Vomiting clinical trials at UCSF
1 research study open to eligible people
Vomiting is when you throw up the contents of your stomach. UCSF is running trials to see if a drug called Olanzapine can help kids who feel sick from chemotherapy. These studies aim to make cancer treatment easier for children.
RCT of Olanzapine for Control of CIV in Children Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
open to eligible people ages 30 months to 18 years
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are among the most bothersome symptoms during cancer treatment according to children and their parents. Most children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC), including those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) conditioning, experience CIV despite receiving antiemetic prophylaxis. Olanzapine improves CINV control in adult cancer patients, has a track record of safe use in children with psychiatric illness, does not interact with chemotherapy and is inexpensive. We hypothesize that the addition of olanzapine to standard antiemetics will improve chemotherapy-induced vomiting (CIV) control in children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy
San Francisco, California and other locations
Our lead scientists for Vomiting research studies include Christopher Dvorak.
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