Gabapentin Monotherapy for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Panagiotis-Vasilis Zis, Eyterpi Pagouni, Petros Kopterides, Nicolas Tsavaris, Skopelitis H, Dimitrios Pikazis, Christos Koufos, Athina Efthymiou, Christos Kosmas, A. Dimitrakopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Palliative care Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Gabapentin medicine.medical_treatment Analgesic Young Adult medicine Humans Amines gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Aged Analgesics Chemotherapy business.industry Codeine General Medicine Middle Aged Chemotherapy regimen Treatment Outcome Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anesthesia Neuropathic pain Neuralgia Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Somnolence medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Pain Medicine. 9:1209-1216 |
| ISSN: | 1526-4637 1526-2375 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00325.x |
| Popis: | Objective. This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of gabapentin monotherapy in the management of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. Patients. Seventy-five cancer patients who had previously received chemotherapy, and had experienced at least one symptom of neuropathic pain were included in the intervention group. They received a fixed low-dose of gabapentin (800 mg/day). The control group consisted of 35 cancer patients with similar treatment history and symptomatology, who refused treatment with gabapentin and, therefore, received a fixed-dose combination of naproxen and codeine/paracetamol. Outcome Measures. Patients were grouped in three categories according to the severity of their neuropathic symptoms at baseline: mild, moderate, and severe. Analgesic efficacy of the study drug was assessed by means of a patient-answered questionnaire. Four stages of analgesic response were established: complete, partial, minor, and no response. Results. All patients completed the study and were evaluable. In the intervention arm, gabapentin led to a complete response in 25.3% of patients (19/75), partial response in 44% (33/75), minor response in 25.3% (19/75), and no response in 5.3% (4/75). The response to gabapentin correlated with the severity of the underlying neurotoxicity. Approximately 25% of patients receiving gabapentin experienced mild somnolence, but none discontinued it. In the control group, none experienced complete response (0/35), while partial, minor, and no response were observed in 5.7% (2/35), 45.7% (16/35), and 48.6% (17/35), respectively. Compared with the control group, gabapentin therapy led to a statistically significant better response in patients of each baseline neurotoxicity group. Conclusions. Gabapentin monotherapy seems to be well tolerated and useful for the management of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. |
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