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. 2020 Jul 27;15:21–29. doi: 10.2147/CE.S203634
Outcome Measure Evidence Implications
Disease-oriented evidence
Efficacy on management of chemotherapy-induced nausea Clear Proved by RCT and observational studies
Efficacy on management of chemotherapy-induced vomiting Clear Proved by RCT and observational studies
Cardiac safety Clear Proved by RCT studies
Patient-oriented evidence
Improvement in quality of life Clear Proved by RCT and observational studies
High adherence to guidelines Clear One shot administration provides a complete adherence to guidelines for most HEC and MEC regimens
Sparing of corticosteroids Moderate Observed in clinical practice. Trials are currently underway
Economic evidence
Cost effectiveness Moderate A cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that NEPA, providing a superior CINV prevention, lowers total medical costs due to CINV-related adverse events compared to other antiemetic regimens.

Abbreviations: RCT, randomized controlled trial; HEC, highly emetogenic chemotherapy; MEC, moderate emetogenic chemotherapy; CINV, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.