Exploring joint effects of genes and the clinical efficacy of morphine for cancer pain: OPRM1 and COMT gene.

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Published in Pain on December 06, 2006

Authors

Cielito C Reyes-Gibby1, Sanjay Shete, Trude Rakvåg, Samrat V Bhat, Frank Skorpen, Eduardo Bruera, Stein Kaasa, Pål Klepstad

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. creyes@mdanderson.org

Associated clinical trials:

Oxycodone and Pregabalin for the Treatment of Oncological Neuropathic Pain | NCT00637975

Pharmacogenetic Morphine Spine Study | NCT01839461

Patient Controlled Analgesia Pharmacogenetic Study | NCT01731873

Multicenter Perioperative Opioid Pharmacogenetic Study | NCT01495611

Comprehensive Study of Post-surgical Pain After Pectus or Spine Surgery | NCT04031716

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