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ketamine and Cancer of Head

ketamine has been researched along with Cancer of Head in 3 studies

Ketamine: A cyclohexanone derivative used for induction of anesthesia. Its mechanism of action is not well understood, but ketamine can block NMDA receptors (RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE) and may interact with sigma receptors.
ketamine : A member of the class of cyclohexanones in which one of the hydrogens at position 2 is substituted by a 2-chlorophenyl group, while the other is substituted by a methylamino group.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Ketamine is an inexpensive drug with mechanisms of analgesia outside the opioid pathway including N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonism and a pharmacologically unique property of opioid desensitisation."3.30Efficacy of ketamine mouthwash in the management of oral and pharyngeal toxicity associated with head and neck chemoradiotherapy: protocol for a phase II, Simon's two-stage trial. ( Eckstein, J; Frank, D; Ghaly, M; Herman, J; Koffler, D; Kohn, N; Martins-Welch, D; Parashar, B; Potters, L; Seetharamu, N; Sullivan, K, 2023)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's3 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Dhaliwal, JS1
Talip, T1
Rajam, DT1
Dhaliwal, SKS1
Murang, ZR1
Ming, LC1
Venkatasalu, MR1
Koffler, D1
Eckstein, J1
Herman, J1
Martins-Welch, D1
Seetharamu, N1
Ghaly, M1
Kohn, N1
Potters, L1
Frank, D1
Sullivan, K1
Parashar, B1
Lee, TS1
Wang, LL1
Yi, DI1
Prasanna, PD1
Kandl, C1

Reviews

1 review available for ketamine and Cancer of Head

ArticleYear
A systematic review of interventional studies on oral care of palliative patients.
    Annals of palliative medicine, 2022, Volume: 11, Issue:9

    Topics: Benzydamine; Bethanechol; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Ketamine; Morphine Derivatives; Mouthwash

2022

Trials

1 trial available for ketamine and Cancer of Head

ArticleYear
Efficacy of ketamine mouthwash in the management of oral and pharyngeal toxicity associated with head and neck chemoradiotherapy: protocol for a phase II, Simon's two-stage trial.
    BMJ open, 2023, 04-11, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Chemoradiotherapy; Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; Head and Neck Neoplasms;

2023

Other Studies

1 other study available for ketamine and Cancer of Head

ArticleYear
Opioid sparing multimodal analgesia treats pain after head and neck microvascular reconstruction.
    The Laryngoscope, 2020, Volume: 130, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Free Tissue Flaps; G

2020