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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

Clinical Efficacy of Controlled-Release Morphine Tablets Combined with Celecoxib in Pain Management and the Effects on WNK1 Expression.

Jian Li, Fanghai Luan, Jiangfeng Song, Jianhua Dong, Mingfu Shang

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of combined adjuvant therapeutic drugs in modulating opioid dosage and pain status in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jian LiDepartment of Joint Surgery, the Fourth People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1980-2487
Fanghai LuanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Fourth People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9436-2560
Jiangfeng SongDepartment of Orthopedic, Ju County People's Hospital, Rizhao, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5269-0785
Jianhua DongDepartment of Orthopedic, Ju County People's Hospital, Rizhao, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0496-6067
Mingfu ShangDepartment of Spinal Cord Repairing, 960 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of PLA, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7982-777X
Fourth People’s Hospital of Jinan · CNPeople’s Hospital of Rizhao · CNPingjin Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study was designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of controlled-release morphine tablets combined with celecoxib in relieving osteocarcinoma-related pain and the effects of the combination on WNK1 expression.

methodsA total of 110 patients with osteocarcinoma-related pain were selected and divided into two groups based on the treatment administered, including the control group (treated with controlled-release morphine tablets alone) and the study group (treated with a combination of controlled-release morphine tablets and celecoxib). We compared the treatment efficacy, pain level (visual analog scale (VAS)), time of onset of breakthrough pain (BTP), dose of morphine, incidence of adverse events, quality of life (QOL) score, and With-no-lysine 1 (WNK1) expression in the peripheral blood (PB) as determined with qRT-PCR before and after treatment, of the two groups.

resultsThe total effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group, while the VAS score, time of onset of BTP, dose of morphine, incidence of adverse events, QOL score, and relative WNK1 expression in the PB were lower than those of the control group (p<0.05).

conclusionCombination treatment with controlled-release morphine tablets and celecoxib can be extensively used in the clinical setting because it effectively improves the symptoms, QOL score, and adverse effects in patients with osteocarcinoma-related pain.

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MorphineQuality of LifeAnalgesics, OpioidCelecoxibDelayed-Action PreparationsHumansPain ManagementTabletsTreatment OutcomeWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Analgesics, OpioidCelecoxibDelayed-Action PreparationsMorphineTabletsWNK1 protein, humanWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1

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PMID33503173
PMCPMC7798123
OpenAlexW3119310083

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