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CONTEXT:Although opioids and pregabalin are widely used for cancer-related neuropathic pain (CNP), no clinical trials exist to determine which medications are effective when an opioid-pregabalin combination therapy fails. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the efficacy of duloxetine for CNP nonresponsive or intolerant to opioid-pregabalin combination therapy. METHODS:A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed at 12 specialized palliative care services in Japan. Patients with CNP average pain scores (Brief Pain Inventory [BPI]-Item 5) ≥ 4 in the previous 24 hours and nonresponsive or intolerant to opioid-pregabalin combination therapy were eligible. Patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathies were excluded. Patients were administered duloxetine 20 mg/day titrated to 40 mg/day or placebo for 10 days. The primary endpoint was BPI-Item 5 on Day 10. Responder analysis measured proportions of patients with 30% and 50% pain decreases. RESULTS:Seventy patients were enrolled. Complete case analysis revealed mean BPI-Item 5 on Day 10 of 4.03 for Group D vs. 4.88 for Group P (P = 0.053). Baseline observation carried forward analysis revealed mean BPI-Item 5 on Day 10 of 4.06 and 4.91 for Groups D and P, respectively (P = 0.048). Clinically meaningful pain improvement (≥30%) was reported by 44.1% (n = 15) of patients in Group D vs. 18.2% (n = 6) in Group P (P = 0.02); 32.4% (n = 11) vs. 3.0% (n = 1) of patients in Groups D and P, respectively, reported pain reduction ≥ 50% (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION:Adding duloxetine to opioid-pregabalin therapy might have clinical benefit in alleviating refractory CNP. Further studies are needed to conclude the efficacy of adding duloxetine.
journal_name
J Pain Symptom Managejournal_title
Journal of pain and symptom managementauthors
Matsuoka H,Iwase S,Miyaji T,Kawaguchi T,Ariyoshi K,Oyamada S,Satomi E,Ishiki H,Hasuo H,Sakuma H,Tokoro A,Shinomiya T,Otani H,Ohtake Y,Tsukuura H,Matsumoto Y,Hasegawa Y,Kataoka Y,Otsuka M,Sakai K,Matsuda Y,Moritadoi
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.06.020subject
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2019-10-01 00:00:00pages
645-653issue
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0885-3924issn
1873-6513pii
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