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aprepitant

aprepitant
Brand names: Cinvanti, Emend
Form Strength ANAN ASMP LACH LALK LOHH LOLR LOWC SDSD SESE SFSF Formulary Status
CAPSULE, ORAL 40 mg; 80 mg; 125 mg           Restricted
EMULSION, INTRAVENOUS 130 mg/18 mL                   Restricted
POWDER FOR RECONSTITUTION, ORAL 125 mg                 Restricted


Comments:

Emetogenic Potential of Intravenous Antineoplastic Agents (NCCN Antiemesis Guidelines - Updated May 24, 2023)

High emetic risk (>90% frequency of emesis)

• AC combination defined as any chemotherapy regimen that contains an anthracycline and 
cyclophosphamide 
• Carboplatin AUC ≥4
• Carmustine >250 mg/m2

• Cisplatin
• Cyclophosphamide >1500 mg/m2
• Dacarbazine
• Doxorubicin ≥60 mg/m2
• Epirubicin >90 mg/m2
• Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki

• Ifosfamide ≥2 g/m2
 per dose
• Mechlorethamine
• Melphalan ≥140 mg/m2
• Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy
• Streptozocin

Moderate emetic risk (>30-90% frequency of emesis)

• Aldesleukin >12–15 million IU/m2
• Amifostine >300 mg/m2
• Bendamustine
• Busulfan
• Carboplatin AUC <4*
• Carmustine ≤250 mg/m2*
• Clofarabine 
• Cyclophosphamide ≤1500 mg/m2*
• Cytarabine >200 mg/m2
• Dactinomycin*
• Daunorubicin*

• Dinutuximab
• Doxorubicin <60 mg/m2*
• Dual-drug liposomal encapsulation 
of cytarabine and daunorubicin 
• Epirubicin ≤90 mg/m2*
• Idarubicin*
• Ifosfamide <2 g/mper dose*
• Irinotecan*
• Irinotecan (liposomal)
• Lurbinectedin
• Melphalan <140 mg/m2

• Methotrexate ≥250 mg/m2*
• Naxitamab-gqgk
• Oxaliplatin*
• Romidepsin 
• Temozolomide
• Trabectedin*

*These agents may be highly emetogenic in certain patients.


Last updated: Nov. 16, 2023
  • Restricted: aprepitant (Emend) oral - is restricted to use by medical oncologists for the prevention of acute and delayed emesis for moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy
  • Restricted: aprepitant (Cinvanti) is restricted to use in the Outpatient setting by Hem/Onc only


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