Patients receiving chemotherapy (anthracycline-based) will be randomized to esomeprazole for Cycle 1 Days 1-5 and Cycle 2 Days 1-5

Subjects will be given placebo Cycle 1 Days 1-5 and Cycle 2 Days 1-5.

Subjects will be given esomeprazole 40mg daily by mouth for Cycle 1 Days 1-5 and Cycle 2 Days 1-5.

Esomeprazole

Subjects will be given placebo(surgar pill) 40mg daily by mouth for Cycle 1 Days 1-5 and Cycle 2 Days 1-5.

Sugar Pill

Total

Age, Customized

Sex: Female, Male

Proportion of patients who exhibit no more than one emetic episode and who do not require rescue medication for nausea from 2-7 days following chemotherapy. Thus, we will look at esomeprazole when used to decrease the incidence,severity and duration of nausea/vomiting/retching in breast cancer patients who are receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy.

The first dose of esomeprazole 40 mg will be administrated prior to the initiation of chemotherapy along with the standard antiemetics for each cycle. On day 2 to 5 following chemotherapy, the patient will take one capsule each morning.

The frist dose of sugar pill 40 mg will be administrated prior to the initiation of chemotherapy along with the standard antiemetics for each cycle. On day 2 to 5 following chemotherapy, the patient will take one capsule each morning.

Number of Times a Subject Felt Sick to Her Stomach and Number of Times a Subject Required Rescue Medication

Overall Study

Mothaffar Rimawi

The frist dose of esomeprazole 40 mg will be administrated prior to the initiation of chemotherapy along with the standard antiemetics for each cycle. On day 2 to 5 following chemotherapy, the patient will take one capsule each morning.

Nausea

esomeprazole

Placebo 1 pill daily Cycle 1 Days 1-5 and Cycle 2 Days 1-5

heartburn/סרטן השד

Nexium Study To Suppress Nausea During Chemotherapy

המאגר השלם ביותר של צמחי מרפא המגובה על ידי המדע