Opinion|Videos|September 4, 2024
Expert Insights: SG Adverse Events Management including Alopecia & Nausea
Panelists discuss how to manage side effects of sacituzumab govitecan (SG), including counseling on alopecia, proactive management strategies, routine antiemetic premedications, and adjustments for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, as well as recommended breakthrough antinausea medications for home use.
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- Aside from neutropenia and diarrhea, we may also see alopecia and nausea with sacituzumab govitecan (SG)….
- What do you counsel your patients regarding the alopecia associated with SG? Are there any proactive management strategies?
- Please comment on your routine antiemetics premedications for SG.
- If your patient experiences chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting with their first infusion of SG on Day 1, how do you typically manage their antinausea meds for Day 8 infusion?
- What breakthrough antinausea medications do you generally prescribe for patients to have at home?
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