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. 2011 Jun;18(3):e109–e116. doi: 10.3747/co.v18i3.732

TABLE I.

Response to tetrodotoxin treatment based on pain pathophysiology and cancer cause

Cancer origin Responder
Non-responder
np Non-np np Non-np
Abdominal cavity Intestine
  Small intestine 1 1
  Large intestine 1 1
  Rectum 2
  Pancreas 1
Gynecologic
  Ovary 1
  Uterus 1
  Cervix 1
Kidney 1
Prostate 2
Testis 1
Thorax Lung 4 1 3 3
Breast 1 1 3 1
Bone marrow 2 1
Other Oropharynx 1
Spinal 1 4
Cervical ependymoma 1
TOTAL 9 7 18 7

np = neuropathic.