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Russell K. Portenoy
Researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Publications - 365
Citations - 41163
Russell K. Portenoy is an academic researcher from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer pain & Palliative care. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 354 publications receiving 39209 citations. Previous affiliations of Russell K. Portenoy include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Norwalk Hospital.
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Improvements in survival and clinical benefit with gemcitabine as first-line therapy for patients with advanced pancreas cancer: a randomized trial.
H. A. Burris,Malcolm J. Moore,J. S. Andersen,M R Green,Mace L. Rothenberg,M R Modiano,M. C. Cripps,Russell K. Portenoy,A M Storniolo,P Tarassoff,R Nelson,F A Dorr,C. D. Stephens,D. D. Von Hoff +13 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that gemcitabine is more effective than 5-FU in alleviation of some disease-related symptoms in patients with advanced, symptomatic pancreas cancer and confers a modest survival advantage over treatment with5-FU.
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Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations.
Robert H. Dworkin,Alec B. O'Connor,Miroslav Backonja,John T. Farrar,Nanna B. Finnerup,Troels S. Jensen,Eija Kalso,John D. Loeser,Christine Miaskowski,Turo Nurmikko,Russell K. Portenoy,Andrew S.C. Rice,Brett R. Stacey,Rolf-Detlef Treede,Dennis C. Turk,Mark S. Wallace +15 more
TL;DR: Patients with neuropathic pain are challenging to manage and evidence‐based clinical recommendations for pharmacologic management are needed, and medications should be individualized, considering side effects, potential beneficial or deleterious effects on comorbidities, and whether prompt onset of pain relief is necessary.
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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Geoffrey Hanks,Nathan I. Cherny,Nicholas A. Christakis,Marie Fallon,Stein Kaasa,Russell K. Portenoy +5 more
TL;DR: The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine 4Ed - Libros de Medicina - Oncologia general - 95,00 as mentioned in this paper, with a focus on cancer.
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The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale: an instrument for the evaluation of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress
Russell K. Portenoy,Howard T. Thaler,Alice B. Kornblith,J. McCarthy Lepore,Hamutal Friedlander-Klar,E. Kiyasu,K. Sobel,N. Coyle,Nancy E. Kemeny,Larry Norton,Howard I. Scher +10 more
TL;DR: High correlations with clinical status and quality of life measures support the validity of the MSAS and indicate the utility of several subscale scores, including PSYCH, PHYS, and a brief Global Distress Index.
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Management of cancer pain
TL;DR: To improve the management of cancer pain, every practitioner involved in the care of these patients must ensure that his or her medical information is current and that patients receive appropriate education.