PK/PD Study of Netupitant and Palonosetron in Pediatric Patients for Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

Inclusion Criteria

• Signed written informed consent by parent(s)/legal guardians of the pediatric patient in compliance with the local laws and regulations. In addition signed children's assent form according to local requirements.
• Male or female in- or out-patient from birth to < 18 years at the time of randomization.
• Patient weight at least 3.3 kg.
• Naïve or non-naïve patient with histologically, and/or cytologically (or imaging in the case of brain tumors) confirmed malignant disease.
• Scheduled and eligible to receive at least one moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapeutic agent on Day 1 only or for multiple days.
• For patient aged ≥ 10 years: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) ≤ 2.
• For patient aged 2 years with known mild to moderate hepatic impairment: in the Investigator's opinion the impairment does not jeopardize patient's safety during the study.
• For patient aged 2 years with known mild to moderate renal impairment: in the Investigator's opinion the impairment should not jeopardize patient's safety during the study.
• For patient with known history or predisposition to cardiac abnormalities: in the Investigator's opinion the history/predisposition should not jeopardize patient's safety during the study.
• If the patient is female, she shall: a) not have attained menarche yet or b) have attained menarche and have a negative pregnancy test at the screening visit and at Day 1.
• Male or female fertile patient using reliable contraceptive measures (such measures, for patient and sexual partner, include: implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, vasectomized/sterilized partner, use of a double-barrier method or sexual abstinence). The patient and his/her parent(s)/legal guardians must be counseled on the importance of avoiding pregnancy before or during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• The patient and/or parents/caregivers are expected by the Investigator to be non-compliant with the study procedures.
• Patient has received or is scheduled to receive total body irradiation, total nodal irradiation, upper abdomen radiotherapy, half or upper body irradiation, radiotherapy of the cranium, craniospinal regions, head and neck, lower thorax region or the pelvis within 1 week prior to study entry (Day 1) or within 120 h after start of chemotherapy administration on Day 1.
• Known history of allergy to any component or other contraindications to any Neurokinin-1 (NK1) or 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists.
• Active infection.
• Uncontrolled medical condition (e.g., uncontrolled insulin dependent diabetes mellitus).
• Patient suffering from ongoing vomiting from any organic etiology (including patients with history of gastric outlet obstruction or intestinal obstruction due to adhesions or volvulus, patients with a symptomatic central nervous system(CNS) tumor causing nausea and/or vomiting) or patient with hydrocephalus.
• Patient who experienced any vomiting, retching, or nausea within 24 h prior to the administration of the study drug
• Patient who received any drug with potential anti-emetic effect within 24 h prior to the start of reference chemotherapy, including but not limited to:

NK1- receptor antagonists (e.g., aprepitant or any other new drug of this class); 5-HT3 receptor antagonists (e.g., ondansetron, granisetron, dolasetron, tropisetron, ramosetron); Benzamides (e.g., metoclopramide, alizapride); Phenothiazines (e.g., prochlorperazine, promethazine, perphenazine, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine, thiethylperazine); Benzodiazepines initiated 48 h prior to study drug administration or expected to be received within 120 h following initiation of chemotherapy, except for single doses of midazolam, temazepam or triazolam; Butyrophenones (e.g., droperidol, haloperidol); Anticholinergics (e.g., scopolamine, with the exception of inhaled anticholinergics for respiratory disorders e.g., ipratropium bromide);