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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">MD-Onco</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">MD-Onco</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>MD-Onco</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2782-3202</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2782-6171</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Publishing House ABV Press</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">233</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17650/2782-3202-2026-6-2-14-23</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>NEW APPROACHES AND SUCCESSES IN TREATMENT OF ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS AT THE CURRENT STAGE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НОВЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ И УСПЕХИ В ЛЕЧЕНИИ ОНКОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ БОЛЬНЫХ НА СОВРЕМЕННОМ ЭТАПЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The place of netupitant and palonosetron combination in prevention of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Место комбинации нетупитанта и палоносетрона в профилактике тошноты и рвоты, связанных с химиотерапией</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-0848</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ivanov</surname><given-names>A. A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Иванов</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>dr_anton_ivanov@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MAMMA Medical Clinic</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Медицинская клиника МАММА</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-08-21" publication-format="electronic"><day>21</day><month>08</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>6</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>14</fpage><lpage>23</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-05-27"><day>27</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, ABV-Press</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, АБВ-пресс</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">ABV-Press</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">АБВ-пресс</copyright-holder><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://mdonco.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/233">https://mdonco.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/233</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting remain one of the most significant problems in oncology despite development of modern antiemetics. These symptoms decrease patients’ quality of life and treatment compliance and can lead to clinically significant complications including dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and modification of antitumor therapy.</p> <p>Pathogenesis of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting is multifactorial and includes activation of both peripheral and central mechanisms, with key being serotoninergic and neuroendocrine NK<sub>1</sub> receptors. This underlies the necessity of using combination antiemetic therapy directed at various parts of vomiting reflex pathogenesis. Modern clinical guidelines make provisions for multicomponent schemes, but their efficacy is limited by low patient adherence and development of adverse effects.</p> <p>Netupitant and palonosetron combination (NEPA) is a mixture of NK<sub>1</sub> receptor antagonist and 5-HT<sub>3</sub> receptor antagonist which affect the key mechanisms of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting. Pharmacokinetic characteristics of the components allow to use the drug once prior to administration of chemotherapy in combination with dexamethasone which makes therapy more comfortable and increase patients’ compliance.</p> <p>According to randomized clinical trials, NEPA demonstrates high efficacy in prevention of both acute and delayed chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting during moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapies leading to high rates of complete remission and similar or more favorable safety profile compared to the standard of care. Additional benefits include lower need for salvage therapy and potentially lower treatment costs.</p> <p>Therefore, the use of NEPA combination is a justified and effective approach to prevention of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting and allows to optimize antiemetic therapy through increased efficacy, safety and treatment adherence.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Тошнота и рвота, связанные с химиотерапией, остаются одной из наиболее значимых проблем онкологии, несмотря на наличие современных антиэметических средств. Эти симптомы существенно ухудшают качество жизни пациентов, снижают приверженность лечению и могут приводить к клинически значимым осложнениям, включая дегидратацию, электролитные нарушения и необходимость модификации противоопухолевой терапии.</p> <p>Патогенез тошноты и рвоты, связанных с химиотерапией, является многофакторным и включает активацию как периферических, так и центральных механизмов, в которых ключевую роль играют серотонинергическая система и нейрокининовые рецепторы NK<sub>1</sub>. Это обусловливает необходимость применения комбинированной антиэметической терапии, направленной на различные звенья патогенеза рвотного рефлекса. Современные клинические рекомендации предусматривают использование многокомпонентных схем, однако их эффективность может ограничиваться низкой приверженностью пациентов и развитием нежелательных эффектов.</p> <p>Комбинация нетупитанта и палоносетрона (NEPA) представляет собой сочетание антагонистов NK<sub>1</sub>- и 5-HT<sub>3</sub>-рецепторов, обеспечивающее воздействие на ключевые механизмы развития тошноты и рвоты, связанных с химиотерапией. Фармакокинетические особенности компонентов позволяют применять препарат однократно перед началом химиотерапии в сочетании с дексаметазоном, что способствует повышению удобства терапии и приверженности пациентов лечению.</p> <p>По данным рандомизированных клинических исследований, NEPA демонстрирует высокую эффективность в профилактике как острых, так и отсроченных тошноты и рвоты, связанных с химиотерапией, при умеренно и высокоэметогенной химиотерапии, обеспечивая высокие показатели полной ремиссии и сопоставимый или более благоприятный профиль безопасности по сравнению со стандартными схемами. Дополнительное преимущество – снижение потребности в терапии спасения и потенциальное уменьшение затрат на лечение.</p> <p>Таким образом, применение комбинации NEPA – обоснованный и эффективный подход к профилактике тошноты и рвоты, связанных с химиотерапией, позволяющий оптимизировать антиэметическую терапию благодаря одновременному повышению эффективности, безопасности и приверженности лечению.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>antiemetic therapy</kwd><kwd>palonosetron</kwd><kwd>netupitant</kwd><kwd>highly emetogenic chemotherapy</kwd><kwd>moderately emetogenic chemotherapy</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>антиэметическая терапия</kwd><kwd>палоносетрон</kwd><kwd>нетупитант</kwd><kwd>высокоэметогенная химиотерапия</kwd><kwd>умеренно эметогенная химиотерапия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Rao K.V., Faso A. 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