Methadone Serum Concentration Monitoring in Palliative Care Patients with Cancer-Induced Bone Pain: A Short Communication
The reported methadone concentration required for therapeutic benefit was significantly lower than that reported previously. The study highlights that further appropriately powered studies are required to establish the role of routine trough methadone monitoring in patients newly rotated for the management of refractory cancer pain.
Authors
- Alexandra Gorelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1032-0457)
- Merlina Sulistio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-4023)
- Robert Wojnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2557-8784)
- Natasha Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-1258)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Cabrini Hospital (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ftd.0000000000001347
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cabrini Foundation