Immunoglobulin G for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Report of an Expert Workshop

ConclusionsIgG is a promising treatment in several chronic pain conditions. IgG is a relatively safe therapeutic strategy, with uncommon and mild side effects but high costs. Randomized, controlled trials and predictive tests are needed to better support the use of IgG for refractory chronic pain.

Source: Pain Medicine - January 14, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Stefano Tamburin, Kristian Borg, Xavier J. Caro, Stefano Jann, Alexander J. Clark, Francesca Magrinelli, Gen Sobue, Lars Werhagen, Giampietro Zanette, Haruki Koike, Peter J. Späth, Angela Vincent, Andreas Goebel Tags: Review Article Source Type: research