Opioid analgesics such as morphine continue to play a critical role in chronic cancer and non-cancer pain control.1 Despite their effectiveness, opioids have significant drawbacks, notably the development of analgesic tolerance and physical dependence, sedation, respiratory depression and bowel dysfunction.
Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is common, affecting up to 80% of patients receiving opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.
TD-1211 is an investigational, peripherally selective, mu-opioid receptor antagonist designed to alleviate gastrointestinal side effects of opioid therapy without affecting analgesia.
TD-1211 was assessed in a Phase 2, single-blind exploratory study in 95 adult patients with OIC.
The safety and tolerability of various doses, dosing strategies and dose escalations of TD-1211, as well as efficacy results, from this study are reported here.
