Fig. 2

Effect of co-treatment with a corticosteroid on the rate of complete control by phase. The bar shows the percentage of patients achieving complete control (CC) during the acute (0–24 h after initiation of chemotherapy), delayed (24–120 h) and overall phases. CC was defined as no vomiting and no use of antiemetic rescue medication with only grade 0–1 nausea. White and black bars represent the absence and presence of a corticosteroid, respectively. Corticosteroids included dexamethasone or hydrocortisone