Title |
Can treatment with Cocculine improve the control of chemotherapy-induced emesis in early breast cancer patients? A randomized, multi-centered, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III trial
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-12-603 |
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Authors |
David Pérol, Jocelyne Provençal, Anne-claire Hardy-Bessard, David Coeffic, Jean-Phillipe Jacquin, Cécile Agostini, Thomas Bachelot, Jean-Paul Guastalla, Xavier Pivot, Jean-Pierre Martin, Agathe Bajard, Isabelle Ray-Coquard |
Abstract |
Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains a major problem that seriously impairs the quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy regimens. Complementary medicines, including homeopathy, are used by many patients with cancer, usually alongside with conventional treatment. A randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a complex homeopathic medicine, Cocculine, in the control of CINV in non-metastatic breast cancer patients treated by standard chemotherapy regimens. |
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