Opioid switching and variability in response in pain cancer patients.

O CorliA RobertoNicole CorsiF GalliM Pizzuto

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)

Half of the patients who underwent switching experienced improved relief of pain or amelioration of opioid toxicity. The switch can help in the management of some cases but with many limits and uncertainties.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
neuropathic pain
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
spinal cord