ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Insomnia among Cancer Patients in the Real World: Optimising Treatments and Tailored Therapies.
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- Stepped-care models for cancer symptom management: a systematic review of efficacy and cost-effectiveness.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions for managing clinically relevant sleep disturbances or insomnia in cancer patients and survivors: an up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported sleep disturbance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Proposal for Managing Cancer-Related Insomnia: A Systematic Literature Review of Associated Factors and a Narrative Review of Treatment.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical insights into the management of sleep disturbances within cancer care: a qualitative analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
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- Insomnia in Women Surviving Breast and Gynecological Cancers-A Narrative Review to Address the Hormonal Factor.Cancers · 2025Review
- Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Patients with Metastatic Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Two-Center Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Quality of life, insomnia, attitudes and beliefs in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer: a cross-sectional study in Amol city Northern Iran.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Five-element music therapy based on emotion classification to improve sleep in patients with cancer-related depression: a multi-group randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Validation of Shortened Forms of Metacognition Questionnaire-Insomnia and Its Feasibility in the Discrepancy-Cognitive Arousal Model of Insomnia Among Patients With Cancer.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine external therapy on sleep quality in patients with cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Review
- Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Managing Hot Flushes in Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Clinical Investigation.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInsomnia is commonly reported by cancer patients. Its multifaceted pathophysiology makes this symptom a complex challenge for the clinician, who should bear in mind the manifold world of causes and consequences of sleep disturbances in these patients and the importance of accurate treatment that should consider the frequent co-prescription of multiple medications. With our work, we aim to provide a tool to better master the treatment of this symptom in cancer patients, considering the gap between clinical and pharmacodynamic knowledge about the efficacy of different molecules and evidence-based prescribing.
methodsA narrative review of the studies investigating the pharmacological treatment of insomnia in cancer patients was conducted. Three hundred and seventy-six randomised controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews and meta-analyses were identified through PubMed. Only publications that investigated the efficacy of the pharmacological treatment of insomnia symptoms in cancer patient were considered.
resultsAmong the 376 publications that were individuated, fifteen studies were eligible for inclusion in the review and were described. Pharmacological treatments were outlined, with a broad look at specific clinical situations.
conclusionsThe management of insomnia in cancer patients should be personalised, as is already the case for the treatment of pain, taking into account both the pathophysiology and the other medical treatments prescribed to these patients.
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