title: Successful treatment of chronic hiccup with baclofen in cancer patients.
abstract: Chronic hiccup is an infrequent but distressing symptom in patients with advanced cancer. A series of drugs (chlorpromazine, haloperidol, nifedipine, metoclopramide, baclofen) have been used to treat hiccup without definitive results. Some authors have suggested a possible role of baclofen in the treatment of chronic hiccup. We report three cases of chronic hiccup in patients with cancer successfully treated with baclofen.
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: M Metin
authors: MM
authors: Seker
authors: Sercan
authors: S
authors: Aksoy
authors: Nuriye Yıldırım
authors: NY
authors: Ozdemir
authors: Doğan
authors: D
authors: Uncu
authors: Burak
authors: B
authors: Civelek
authors: M Bülent
authors: MB
authors: Akıncı
authors: Nurullah
authors: N
authors: Zengin
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006606:Hiccup / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D001418:Baclofen