Study of Methylnaltrexone (MNTX) for the Relief of Constipation

Summary

To determine the efficacy of subcutaneous MNTX to relieve opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced medical illness.

Timeline

Start

2004-02

Primary completion

2005-10

Completion

2005-10

Publications

• Liao SS, Slatkin NE, Stambler N. The Influence of Age on Central Effects of Methylnaltrexone in Patients with Opioid-Induced Constipation. Drugs Aging. 2021 Jun;38(6):503-511. doi: 10.1007/s40266-021-00850-w. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
• Chamberlain BH, Rhiner M, Slatkin NE, Stambler N, Israel RJ. Subcutaneous methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation in advanced-illness patients with or without active cancer. Pain Manag. 2020 Mar;10(2):73-84. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2019-0045. Epub 2020 Jan 17.
• Nalamachu SR, Pergolizzi J, Taylor R Jr, Slatkin NE, Barrett AC, Yu J, Bortey E, Paterson C, Forbes WP. Efficacy and Tolerability of Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone in Patients with Advanced Illness and Opioid-Induced Constipation: A Responder Analysis of 2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials. Pain Pract. 2015 Jul;15(6):564-71. doi: 10.1111/papr.12218. Epub 2014 May 10.
• Lipman AG, Karver S, Cooney GA, Stambler N, Israel RJ. Methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced illness: a 3-month open-label treatment extension study. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2011;25(2):136-45. doi: 10.3109/15360288.2011.573531.
• Thomas J, Karver S, Cooney GA, Chamberlain BH, Watt CK, Slatkin NE, Stambler N, Kremer AB, Israel RJ. Methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation in advanced illness. N Engl J Med. 2008 May 29;358(22):2332-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0707377.

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