Therapeutic target
Pain relief
Therapy recommendations
- Analgesia (pain relief) during diagnosis until definitive therapy according to WHO staging scheme:
- Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
- Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
- High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
- If necessary, administration of an anti-inflammatory drug / drug that inhibits inflammatory processes.
- See also under “Further therapy“.
