Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Somogyi, Andrew A."
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Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors?
Currow, David C.; Quinn, Stephen; Ekström, Magnus; Kaasa, Stein; Johnson, Miriam J.; Somogyi, Andrew A.; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives: Opioids modulate the perception of breathlessness with a considerable variation in response, with poor correlation between the required opioid dose and symptom severity. The objective of this hypothesis-generating, ... -
Effectiveness of Opioid Switching in Advanced Cancer Pain: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Wong, Aaron K.; Somogyi, Andrew A.; Rubio, Justin; Pham, Tien Dung; Le, Brian; Klepstad, Pål; Philip, Jennifer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Opioid switching is a common practice of substituting one opioid for another to improve analgesia or adverse effects; however, it has limited evidence. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of opioid switching in ... -
Innate immune signalling genetics of pain, cognitive dysfunction and sickness symptoms in cancer pain patients treated with transdermal fentanyl
Barratt, Daniel T.; Klepstad, Pål; Dale, Ola; Kaasa, Stein; Somogyi, Andrew A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Common adverse symptoms of cancer and chemotherapy are a major health burden; chief among these is pain, with opioids including transdermal fentanyl the mainstay of treatment. Innate immune activation has been implicated ...