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Cancer Pain and Palliative Care

Impact of Patient Subgroups on the Efficacy and Safety of Methylnaltrexone for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Advanced Illness

Neel Mehta1 Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-7903
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Neal E Slatkin2 School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA;3 Medical Affairs, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4389-7343
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Robert J Israel4 Clinical and Medical Affairs, Bausch Health US LLC, Bridgewater, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4150-2336
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Nancy Stambler5 Clinical Research, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, a Subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings Inc, North Billerica, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9748-0722
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Eric D Shah6 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3529-3543 | Received 02 May 2023, Accepted 25 Sep 2023, Published online: 20 Oct 2023

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