Oncology

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are severe side effects of cancer treatment which makes a patient uncomfortable and has to be dealt properly as many patients delay their chemotherapy cycles/ refuse further treatment due to fear of future nausea and vomiting. It is classified as Anticipatory, Acute, Delayed, Breakthrough and Refractory CINV based on the time of CINV occurrence. In comparison to all, Anticipatory CINV is the most difficult one to control. High incidence cases of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) were observed in the United States as compared to EU 5 (United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France and Italy) and Japan.  It is expecte...