Inclusion Criteria:
All subjects who have completed the Double-blind period and final visit of protocol INS-05-001, Multicenter Randomized Double-blind Trial of Fentanyl Sublingual Spray for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain are eligible for participation in INS-06-007 as an open-label extension study.
All de novo subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for participation in the study:
- Male or female, > 18 years of age.
- Diagnosis of cancer.
- Opioid treatment. Patients who are treated with opioids are defined as those patients who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine/day, at least 25 mcg of transdermal fentanyl/hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone/day, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone/day or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for > 7 days for cancer-related pain.
- Experience persistent pain related to the cancer or its treatment of moderate or lesser intensity in the 24 hours prior to assessment by a verbal rating scale at the Screening Visit.
- Experience on average one to four breakthrough cancer pain episodes per day usually at least partially controlled by supplemental medication of at least 5 mg immediate-release morphine or an equivalent short-acting opioid (e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone, or codeine with acetaminophen).
- Able to evaluate pain relief, assess medication performance, report adverse events (AEs), report use of the study drug or supplemental medication (a caregiver may provide the subject the medication).
- Able and willing to give informed consent.
- Women of childbearing potential must have a) a negative urine pregnancy test, b) not be breast feeding and c) agree to practice a reliable form of contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Intolerable side effects to opioids or fentanyl.
- Rapidly increasing/uncontrolled pain.
- A history of major organ system impairment or disease, that in the Investigator's or his/her designee's opinion could increase the risk associated with the use of opioids.
- Uncontrolled hypertension [systolic blood pressure (BP) >180 mmHg or diastolic BP >90 mmHg on two occasions at least six hours apart] despite antihypertensive therapy, or has a history of hypertensive crisis within the past two years.
- A recent history (within the past two years) of transient ischemic attacks, neural vascular disease, stroke, or cerebral aneurysms.
- Serum creatinine, ALT or AST that is greater than three times the upper limit of normal.
- Diagnosis of sleep apnea.
- Brain metastases with signs or symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
- Inability to assess pain or response to pain medications for any reason, including psychiatric disorder, concurrent medical disorder, or concomitant therapy.
- Has used methadone within 14 days of the Screening Visit.
- Received an investigational study product(s) within 30 days of the Screening Visit.
- Use of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors within 14 days of the Screening Visit
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