Response to the Article "Overall Survival among Cancer Patients Undergoing Opioid Rotation to Methadone Compared to Other Opioids"

Marieke H J van den Beuken-van Everdingen^{1

2}, Sander M J van Kuijk^{1

3}, Elbert A Joosten^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), University Pain Centre Maastricht (UPCM) , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
² 2 Centre of Expertise for Palliative Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
³ 3 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
⁴ 4 Department of translational neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University , Maastricht, The Netherlands .

Comment

Marieke H J van den Beuken-van Everdingen et al. J Palliat Med. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;20(11):1184-1185.

doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0301. Epub 2017 Jul 21.

Marieke H J van den Beuken-van Everdingen^{1

2}, Sander M J van Kuijk^{1

3}, Elbert A Joosten^{1

4}

¹ 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), University Pain Centre Maastricht (UPCM) , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
² 2 Centre of Expertise for Palliative Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
³ 3 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands .
⁴ 4 Department of translational neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University , Maastricht, The Netherlands .

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Comment on

Overall Survival among Cancer Patients Undergoing Opioid Rotation to Methadone Compared to Other Opioids.
Reddy A, Schuler US, de la Cruz M, Yennurajalingam S, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Reddy A, et al. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jun;20(6):656-661. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0316. Epub 2016 Dec 20. J Palliat Med. 2017. PMID: 27997283 Free PMC article.