Management of Nausea and Vomiting Cancer and in Cancer Treatment Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/managementofnausOOpjhe Management of and Vomiting Nausea and Cancer in Cancer Treatment Edited by Hesketh Paul]. — World Headquarters Jones and Bartlett Publishers Jones and Bartlett Publishers Jones and Bartlett Publishers 40 Tall Pine Drive Canada International Sudbury, MA 01776 2406 Nikanna Road Barb House, Barb Mews 978-443-5000 Mississauga, ON L5C 2W6 London W6 7PA CANADA UK [email protected] www.jbpub.com © Copyright 2005 by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part ofthe material protected by this copyright may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. 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CONTENTS Preface xi Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xv Management of Nausea and Vomiting in CancerTreatment: Introduction, Scope ofthe Problem 1 Introduction 1 Emetic Syndromes 3 Acute Emesis 3 Delayed Emesis 4 Anticipatory Emesis 4 Unique Aspects ofNausea 4 Predictive Factors 5 Magnitude of the Current Problem CINV with 5 Remaining Challenges 7 Summary 9 References 9 Mechanisms ofAcute, Delayed,and Anticipatory Emesis Induced by AnticancerTherapies 15 Introduction 15 Cave to Clinic: Nausea and Vomiting in an Evolutionary Context 16 VI Contents Overview of the Neurophysiology of Nausea and Vomiting 18 Pathways for the Induction ofNausea and Vomiting 18 . . Motor Outputs 21 Nausea 23 Integration of Inputs and Coordination of Outputs ... 26 Mechanisms of Acute and Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Anticancer Therapies 27 Acute Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Anticancer Therapies 29 Pharmacology of Antiemetics in the Acute Phase 36 5-HT^ Receptor Antagonist “Failures” 36 Actions of Dexamethasone 38 Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Induced by Anticancer Therapies 38 Terminology 39 Acute and Delayed Relationship 39 Pathways and Mechanisms of Delayed Emesis 40 Patient Factors 41 Is 5-HT Involved in Delayed Emesis and Are There Any Lessons To Be Learned from Neurochemical Studies During Acute Emesis? 42 Role of Substance P 43 ACTH Glucocorticoids and Mimetics 44 Other Neurotransmitter Pathways 46 Peripheral Nerve Lesions Antagonize But Fail to Prevent Delayed Emesis 47 Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting (ANV) Induced by Anticancer Therapies 48 Future Directions 50 References 51 3~| Methodological Issues in the Assessment of Nausea and Vomiting 67 Introduction 67 Measuring Emesis 69 Vomiting 69 Nausea 70 Mixed Responses 71 Patient Population 72 Study Design 73