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Clinical Implications of Opioid Pharmacogenomics in Patients With Cancer.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center - 1 Oct 2015
Bell Gillian C, Donovan Kristine A, McLeod Howard L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pain can be a significant burden for patients with cancer and may have negative effects on their quality of life. Opioids are potent analgesics and serve as a foundation for pain management. The variation in response to opioid analgesics is well characterized and is partly due to genetic variability. METHODS: We reviewed the results of clinical studies to evaluate the relationships between genetic...
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