Low-dose methadone added to another opioid for cancer pain: a multicentre prospective study
For patients experiencing moderate to severe cancer-related pain despite initial opioid treatment, our study found that low-dose methadone, when used in combination with another opioid, was both safe and effective. This supports the use of methadone as an adjunct to opioid-based treatment for cancer pain.
Authors
- Laurent Calvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-8095)
- J Pouget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-5101)
- Matthieu Frasca
- Stéphane Picard
- Guillaume Pierre Serge Economos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-1280)
- Luc Chevalier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-4003)
- Erwan Treillet
- Romain Chiquet
- Olivier Giet
- Laure Serresse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4786-5872)
- Élise Perceau-Chambard
- Audrey Lebel
- Olivier Renard
- Alexis Burnod
- Adrien Evin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5720-1597)
- Paul Antoine Quesnel
- Ines Hardouin
- Pauline Bessodes
- Flora Tremellat-Falière
- Marie-Anne Seveque
- Maxime Majerus
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Hopitaux Civils de Colmar (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR)
- Centre Léon Bérard (FR)
- Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges (FR)
- Hôpital Lariboisière (FR)
- Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier de Dax –Côte d’Argent (FR)
- Hôpital Saint-Louis (FR)
- Maison de Sante Protestante de Bordeaux-Bagatelle (FR)
- Hôpital d'Hautepierre (FR)
- Infirmerie Protestante (FR)
- Institut Curie (FR)
- Nantes Université (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08835-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.57