Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Lung Cancer. A Secondary Analysis of IOPS MS Study

Aim: To characterize breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) in patients with lung cancer. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of multicenter study of patients with BTcP. Background pain intensity and opioid dose were recorded. The number of BTcP episodes, their intensity, predictability, onset, duration...

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Main Authors: Sebastiano Mercadante, Francesco Masedu, Marco Valenti, Federica Aielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/5/1337