2023
Expert consensus‐based guidance on approaches to opioid management in individuals with advanced cancer‐related pain and nonmedical stimulant use
Jones K, Khodyakov D, Han B, Arnold R, Dao E, Morrison J, Kapo J, Meier D, Paice J, Liebschutz J, Ritchie C, Merlin J, Bulls H. Expert consensus‐based guidance on approaches to opioid management in individuals with advanced cancer‐related pain and nonmedical stimulant use. Cancer 2023, 129: 3978-3986. PMID: 37691479, PMCID: PMC10910244, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related painConsensus-based guidanceStimulant useUncertain appropriatenessOpioid taperingLonger prognosisShort prognosisPalliative careAddiction expertsNonmedical stimulant useRAND/UCLAStimulant use disorderHarm reduction measuresAdvanced cancerPatient prognosisClinical appropriatenessPainUse disordersPrognosisPatientsExpert consensusOpioidsCancerDelphi panelClinicians
2022
Consensus-Based Guidance on Opioid Management in Individuals With Advanced Cancer-Related Pain and Opioid Misuse or Use Disorder
Jones K, Khodyakov D, Arnold R, Bulls H, Dao E, Kapo J, Meier D, Paice J, Liebschutz J, Ritchie C, Merlin J. Consensus-Based Guidance on Opioid Management in Individuals With Advanced Cancer-Related Pain and Opioid Misuse or Use Disorder. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 1107-1114. PMID: 35771550, PMCID: PMC9247858, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.2191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCancer-related painOpioid misuseUse disordersClinical scenariosUntreated opioid use disorderAddiction medicine specialistsCommon clinical scenariosDelphi panelImportant comorbidityAdvanced cancerPalliative careMAIN OUTCOMEMedicine specialistsAddiction specialistsPatientsLack of consensusPainAddiction cliniciansDisordersQualitative studyParticipantsComorbiditiesMisusePrognosis
2021
Expert Panel Consensus on Management of Advanced Cancer–Related Pain in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder
Merlin JS, Khodyakov D, Arnold R, Bulls HW, Dao E, Kapo J, King C, Meier D, Paice J, Ritchie C, Liebschutz JM. Expert Panel Consensus on Management of Advanced Cancer–Related Pain in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2139968. PMID: 34962565, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.39968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderFull agonist opioidsAdvanced cancerUncertain appropriatenessCancer painPalliative careUse disordersCancer pain managementAppropriateness of managementExpert panel consensusConsensus-based guidanceImportant comorbidityOpioid medicationsPain managementMethadone clinicsPainPatientsPanel consensusPrognosisCancerMethadoneDelphi processExpert panelMonthsOpioids
2019
Patterns of pain medication use associated with reported pain interference in older adults with and without cancer
Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Feder S, Wang S, Sheinfeld E, Kent EE, Kapo J, Presley CJ. Patterns of pain medication use associated with reported pain interference in older adults with and without cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer 2019, 28: 3061-3072. PMID: 31637515, PMCID: PMC7338979, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05074-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere pain interferencePrescription pain medicationPain interferencePain medicationOlder adultsMedication receiptMedicare Part D prescription claimsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsModerate pain interferenceReceipt of opioidsPain medication useManagement of painHalf of adultsAnti-inflammatory drugsPart D low-income subsidyLow-income subsidyOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsSevere painMedication usePain managementSurveillance EpidemiologyPrescription claimsCancer historyChronic conditions