Treatment of Pain in Late Stage Cancer by MS-Contin-Clinical Analysis of 72 Cases
Guo Xiaokui(Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou)
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of treating the late stage cancer pain by MS- Contin (Morphine sulfate modified release tablets).Methods: MS- Contin was given 30mg/every 12 hrs with an initial dosage of 60mg /day. The dosage was adjusted according to the relief of pain and it was usually escalated from 60mg to 120mg to 180mg up to 450mg. Results:The complete response rate was 62.5% (45 cases), effective rate 29.2% (21 cases), no response rate 8.3% (6 cases) with an overall effective rate of 91.7% . It could be tolerated by most of the patients and the side effects could be cured by symptomatic treatment and no drug addiction was observed.Conclusion: MS- Contin is a safe, easy to use, with mild side effect and effective drug for relieving late stage cancer pain.
Key Words MS- Contin Severe cancer pain Treatment
1997年以来,我们应用萌蒂公司提供的硫酸吗啡控释片治疗中重度癌痛患者,获得了满意的镇痛效果。
1材料与方法
1.1一般资料
本组病例共72例,男性47例,女性25例;年龄20~88岁,平均年龄56.9岁。原发肿瘤:肺癌28例(39%),不明原因的骨转移癌8例(11%),胃癌5例(7%),头颈部癌7例(10%),肝癌5例(7%),乳腺癌6例(8%),结肠癌6例(8%),胰腺癌2例(3%),其他肿瘤5例(7%)。病理诊断56例(78%),临床诊断及影像学诊断16例(22%)。病期:Ⅲ期3例(4%),Ⅳ期69例(96%)。疼痛程度用VAS0~10度划线法记录,重度疼痛64例(89%),中度疼痛8例(11%)。疼痛类型:以内脏痛、骨痛为主,其余为软组织浸润、神经疼痛等。疼痛治疗史:用过非阿片类药物21例(29%),弱阿片类药物18例(25%),强阿片类药物33例(46%)。既往抗癌治疗史:手术+化疗38例(53%),手术+化疗+放疗17例(24%),单纯放疗3例(4%),单纯化疗12例(17%),未曾任何治疗2例(3%)。
1.2方法
硫酸吗啡控释片即美施康定30mg/12小时给药1次,常规起始剂量每天60mg,在用药过程中根据疼痛缓解程度调整剂量,美施康定日剂量由60mg→120mg→180mg递增,到目前为止,最小日剂量为30mg,最大日剂量为450mg(持续服用半年余),8例患者因吞咽困难和胃肠梗阻或有严重消化道反应者而改用直肠给药。
1.3观察指标
疼痛强度(PI)用VAS0~10度划线法记录,疼痛缓解度按5级判断:显效(完全缓解+明显缓解),有效(中度缓解),无效(轻度及未缓解),总有效率(显效+有效)。
2结果
2.1临床疗效
本组病例中显效45例(62.5%),有效21例(29.2%),无效6例(8.3%),总有效率为91.7%。
2.2药物副反应
美施康定副反应较小。本组病例中,便秘64例(89%),恶心呕吐32例(44%),嗜睡9例(13%),呼吸影响1例(1%),排尿困难5例(7%)。
2.3副反应处理方法
便秘患者每天给予果导等缓泻剂口服;服药前给予促进胃肠动力学的药物如吗叮啉或西沙比利可预防胃肠道反应;嗜睡可不处理,如影响呼吸情况可给予少量呼吸兴奋剂短时间内即可缓解;排尿困难者停用该药,改用其他止痛药物并导尿改善症状。
3讨论
美施康定即硫酸吗啡控释片,每12小时给药1次,它能使血中维持较稳定的药物浓度而达到持续止痛目的。本组病例中,最小日剂量为30mg,最大日剂量为450mg,最短用药时间为1天,最长用药时间半年余,直至患者死亡。该药对癌痛患者的镇痛疗效是满意的,总有效率为91.7%,有效患者需间断加用强痛定或杜冷丁止痛,无效患者6例中有4例因服用日剂量60mg后无效即停药,改用其他强镇痛药,2例因病理性骨折所致疼痛服药后无效而用亚冬眠治疗。服药过程中结合化疗或放疗,疼痛减轻者可逐渐减量,未见明显的药物依赖性。该药的副反应较小,只须对症处理或给予适当预防。总之,美施康定对大多数晚期癌症患者能有效地控制癌性疼痛,使用方便,不良反应小,值得临床上推广应用。
(李梦兰校对)
1999-07-14收稿
