2016
DOI: 10.20986/resed.2016.3397/2016
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Tapentadol in the management of opioid-naïve patients with cancer pain

Abstract: Introduction: Tapentadol is a centrally acting analgesic with two mechanisms of action (μ opioid agonism and norepinephrine reuptake inhibition). Patients and methods: Tapentadol in 53 cancer opioid-naïve patients with chronic and/or acute pain treated with tapentadol in 3 Radiotherapy Departments from October 2011 to February 2013. Results: Patients included 18 women (33.96 %) and 35 men (66.04 %) aged 28-85 years (mean: 62.7). Treatment was suspended due to death in 16.98 %, improvement in 5.66 %, pruritus i… Show more

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