Emerging Drugs for the Treatment of Cancer Pain: A Review of Patent Literature in 2014

Title:Emerging Drugs for the Treatment of Cancer Pain: A Review of Patent Literature in 2014

Volume: 12 Issue: 2

Author(s): Brooke Anderson, Samuel Lee and Alaa Abd-Elsayed*

Affiliation:

• Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Anesthesiology, 600 Highland Avenue, B6/319 CSC, Madison, WI 53792-3272,United States

Keywords: Cancer pain, chronic pain, oncology, oncologic pain, pain management, pain treatment.

Abstract: Background: Pain in oncology patients may be related to underlying disease process, as well as a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. More than half of all patients with a diagnosis of cancer experience pain, which is often poorly controlled. As such, the treatment of pain in oncology patients demonstrates a significant need to develop new treatment options.

Objective: This review summarizes 35 patents on the treatment of pain among cancer patients.

Method: A thorough literature review of all patents filed in 2014 was conducted using PubMed and http://ep.espacenet.com/ as sources identify new treatment options for cancer pain.

Results: Our literature search returned 35 patents filed in 2014 related to the treatment of pain in cancer patients.

Conclusion: In 2014, a number of patents were filed for the treatment of pain among oncology patients. The great variety of chemical compounds presented indicates that there is a great variety in current research for cancer-related pain. The development of novel treatment options will hopefully lead to more effective therapies in the treatment of cancer-related pain.

Cite this article as:

Anderson Brooke, Lee Samuel and Abd-Elsayed Alaa *, Emerging Drugs for the Treatment of Cancer Pain: A Review of Patent Literature in 2014, Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery 2017; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574892812666170406122121

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574892812666170406122121	Print ISSN 1574-8928
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 2212-3970