Open AccessComparative Efficacy of Therapeutics for Chronic Cancer Pain: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Rongzhong Huang,
Lihong Jiang,
Yu Cao,
Hongli Liu,
Minsheng Ping,
Wei Li,
Yü Xu,
Jie Ning,
Yuqing Chen,
Xiaojing Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.18.01567
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , pregabalin , randomized controlled trial , cancer pain , opioid , chronic pain , odds ratio , codeine , aspirin , cancer , anesthesia , physical therapy , morphine , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Opioids are the primary choice for managing chronic cancer pain. However, many nonopioid therapies are currently prescribed for chronic cancer pain with little published evidence comparing their efficacy.