An update: cancer-associated anorexia as a treatment target
作者:
Aminah Jatoi,
Charles Loprinzi,
期刊:
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue 3
页码: 179-182
ISSN:1363-1950
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Loss of appetite is pervasive among patients with advanced cancer. Cancer patients cite it as one of their most troubling symptoms. To date, however, palliative options remain limited. Megestrol acetate and dexamethasone provide only modest relief. Novel agents such as thalidomide, adenosine triphosphate, and other cytokine inhibitors merit further investigation.
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