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The goal of each antiemetic therapy is to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).

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  1. Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Vaud, Switzerland

    Matti Aapro

  2. Department of Oncology/Haematology, Martin Luther University Hospital Clinic for Internal Medicine, Halle, Germany

    Karin Jordan

  3. Radioonkologie und Nuklearmedizin, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Berlin, Germany

    Petra Feyer

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Aapro, M., Jordan, K., Feyer, P. (2013). Introduction. In: Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients. Springer Healthcare, Tarporley. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-907673-58-0_1

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