Hua 2018

Supportive Therapie · Version 2.1

Referenz

(Autor, Jahr, Journal)

Studientyp

Mono- vs. Multizentrisch, Verblindung, Randomisierung, Arme, Fallzahl n, Land, Zeitraum

Patienten-merkmale

Indikation, Alter, Geschlecht (m/w)

Intervention

Fallzahl n, Beschreibung der präventiven bzw. therapeutischen Maßnahme

Kontrolle

Fallzahl n, Beschreibung der präventiven Maßnahme bzw. therapeutischen Maßnahme

Zielgrößen

Primärer Endpunkt

Sekundäre(r) Endpunkt(e)

Primärer Endpunkt

Angaben für Intervention vs. Kontrolle

Sekundäre(r) Endpunkt(e)

Angaben für Intervention vs. Kontrolle

Finanzierung

Evidenzstufe

Bei Abwertung: Angabe von Gründen

Bewertung des Autors

Hua

 

2018

 

Supportive Care in Cancer

 

prospective clinical trial

 

1 centre

 

N = 56

 

China

 

05/ 2015 – 01/2018

asopharyn-

geal carcinoma (NPC) with

chemoradiotherapy (CCRT)

 

100 mg/m2 cisplatin iv every 3 weeks concurrently with intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

 

moderate pain group 4 ≤ NRS < 7: n = 27)

severe pain group 7 ≤NRS ≤10 (n = 29)

 

oxycodone staring at 15 f(raction) an dose from 20 mg/d

every 24h, if NRS ≤ 4,

dose increase by 20mg/d,

if not – stayed unchanged

 

for 3 wks or unacceptable sideeffects

 

 

primary efficacy endpoint: total dose of CRO from baseline to the end of week 3. Secondary endpoints: were 1) 24-h pain effective rate (ER),

remission rate

weight loss

change in QOL from

baseline to week 3

question (question 101) on appetite

CCRT response

completely response (CR)

Total dose of CRO was significantly higher in severe pain patients than in moderate pain patients (791.60 ± 332.449 mg

vs. 587.27 ± 194.940 mg; P = 0.015).

Moderate pain patients had significantly better quality of life (P = 0.037), lower weight loss (P = 0.030) and more active CCRT response (90.9% vs. 64.0%; P = 0.041).

 

Although 24-h pain control rate was comparable in the two groups (85.2% vs. 86.2%; P = 0.508), the moderate pain group score eventually stabilized at ~ 2 vs. 3 in the severe pain group (P < 0.001); the titration time to reach bearable pain (NRS ≤ 3) was also significantly shorter in moderate pain patients (2.45 ± 0.60 days vs. 3.60 ± 1.98 days; P = 0.012).

Incidence of adverse events was comparable in both groups.

This work was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81772877, 81773103, 81572848), the Science and Technology Department of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2017A030310422).

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single centre
small sample size
short duration of observation

 

"The study findings suggest that early introduction of low-dose CRO at the moderate pain stage could help reduce the total dose required, provide better pain control, improve quality of life, and enhance CCRT response."