2021
Adverse Events and Perception of Benefit From Duloxetine for Treating Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgias
Schnell PM, Lustberg MB, Henry NL. Adverse Events and Perception of Benefit From Duloxetine for Treating Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgias. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2021, 5: pkab018. PMID: 33842832, PMCID: PMC8023424, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkab018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-perceived benefitsAdverse eventsBrief Pain Inventory-Short FormAromatase Inhibitor–Associated ArthralgiaDuloxetine-treated patientsOriginal primary outcomeDouble-blind trialLow-grade toxicityEffect of duloxetineSubgroup of patientsAverage painComparable patientsAppropriate patientsPrimary outcomeMusculoskeletal symptomsBreast cancerPlaceboDuloxetineSide effectsFunctional assessmentPatientsSecondary analysisFavorable effectTreatmentPerceptions of benefits
2017
Randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial of omega 3 fatty acids for prevention of aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal pain
Lustberg M, Orchard T, Reinbolt R, Andridge R, Pan X, Belury M, Cole R, Logan A, Layman R, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, Berger M, Patterson E, Loprinzi C, Shapiro C, Yee L. Randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial of omega 3 fatty acids for prevention of aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal pain. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 167: 709-718. PMID: 29101597, PMCID: PMC5809189, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4559-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeJoint symptomsRandomized placebo-controlled pilot trialBrief Pain Inventory-Short FormPostmenopausal breast cancer patientsRed blood cell (RBC) nPlacebo-controlled pilot trialFACT-ES scoresPlacebo-controlled studyPain severity scoreBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancer patientsAnti-inflammatory propertiesAdjuvant AICommon toxicitiesFACT-ESPurposeAromatase inhibitorsPrimary endpointDrug adherencePill countSecondary outcomesMusculoskeletal painTreatment armsCancer survivorsFatty acids