Rostami Rezvan, Mittal Shivam Om, Radmand Reza, Jabbari Bahman
Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, 15 York Street, LCI Building, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-5040, USA.
Toxins (Basel). 2016 Jan 13;8(1):22. doi: 10.3390/toxins8010022.
Cancer patients who undergo surgery or radiation can develop persistent focal pain at the site of radiation or surgery. Twelve patients who had surgery or radiation for local cancer and failed at least two analgesic medications for pain control were prospectively enrolled in a research protocol. Patients were injected up to 100 units of incobotulinum toxin A (IncoA) intramuscularly or subcutaneously depending on the type and location of pain (muscle cramp or neuropathic pain). Two patients passed away, one dropped out due to a skin reaction and another patient could not return for the follow up due to his poor general condition. All remaining 8 subjects (Age 31-70, 4 female) demonstrated significant improvement of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (3 to 9 degrees, average 3.9 degrees) and reported significant satisfaction in Patients' Global Impression of Change scale (PGIC) (7 out of 8 reported the pain as much improved). Three of the 8 patients reported significant improvement of quality of life.
接受手术或放疗的癌症患者可能会在放疗或手术部位出现持续性局部疼痛。12名因局部癌症接受手术或放疗且至少两种止痛药物止痛失败的患者被前瞻性纳入一项研究方案。根据疼痛类型和部位(肌肉痉挛或神经性疼痛),患者接受多达100单位的肉毒杆菌毒素A(IncoA)肌肉注射或皮下注射。两名患者死亡,一名因皮肤反应退出,另一名患者因全身状况差未能返回进行随访。其余8名受试者(年龄31 - 70岁,4名女性)的视觉模拟量表(VAS)评分有显著改善(改善3至9度,平均3.9度),且在患者总体变化印象量表(PGIC)中报告有显著满意度(8名中有7名报告疼痛有很大改善)。8名患者中有3名报告生活质量有显著改善。