Differences in the Analgesic Effect of Opioids on Pain in Cancer Patients With Spinal Metastases

Background: Spinal metastasis pain includes both inflammatory and neuropathic pain, and opioids, which have only a ?-opioid receptor-stimulating effect, are generally less effective in neuropathic pain. However, no previous study has been conducted for the comparisons of the efficacy of opioids in t...

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Main Authors: Miho Takemura, Kazuyuki Niki, Yoshiaki Okamoto, Hiroshi Tamura, Tomohiro Kawamura, Makie Kohno, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Kenji Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2023-08-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2023.0018