Effects of Aprepitant on the Pharmacokinetics of Controlled-Release Oral Oxycodone in Cancer Patients

PURPOSE: Oxycodone is a µ-opioid receptor agonist widely used in the treatment of cancer pain. The predominant metabolic pathway of oxycodone is CYP3A4-mediated N-demethylation to noroxycodone, while a minor proportion undergoes 3-O-demethylation to oxymorphone by CYP2D6. The aim of this study was t...

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Main Authors: Fujiwara, Yutaka, Toyoda, Masanori, Chayahara, Naoko, Kiyota, Naomi, Shimada, Takanobu, Imamura, Yoshinori, Mukohara, Toru, Minami, Hironobu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133207/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25121773
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104215
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