• J Palliat Med · Feb 2013

    Intravenous flurbiprofen axetil to relieve cancer-related multiple breakthrough pain: a clinical study.

    • Jianlei Hao, Kun Wang, Yuejuan Shao, Xianjiang Cheng, and Zhe Yan.
    • Department of Pain Relief, Cancer Institute and Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, PR China.
    • J Palliat Med. 2013 Feb 1;16(2):190-2.

    ObjectiveTo compare the treatment effect reducing cancer-related multiple breakthrough pain (BTP) between immediate release morphine sulfate (IRMS) and flurbiprofen axetil.MethodsEligible patients with refractory BTP were divided into two groups; the control group received IRMS for rescue care; the flurbiprofen group received intravenous flurbiprofen axetil. Patients were asked to assess the effect of rescue medication on their most severe pain.ResultsThe study assessed 217 patients, 122 in the control group and 95 in the flurbiprofen group. The average time to meaningful pain relief following the administration of rescue medication in the two groups was 27.3 minutes (control group) and 16.0 minutes (flurbiprofen group, P<0.01). A significant reduction in pain intensity was found in both groups; the average visual analog scale (VAS) score was reduced from 7.8 to 3.0 in the control group and from 7.9 to 2.2 in the flurbiprofen group (P<0.01).ConclusionFlurbiprofen axetil can relieve BTP quickly and effectively.

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