Noun
CINV (uncountable)
(medicine) Initialism of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
The high safety profile and the opportunity to reduce the total corticosteroid dose with no loss in efficacy against delayed CINV should also contribute to a wider use of palonosetron in clinical practice. Source: Internet
Up to 20% of patients receiving highly emetogenic agents in this era postponed, or even refused, potentially curative treatments. citation Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are common with many treatments and some forms of cancer. Source: Internet