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Anorexia / Cachexia

2007
•A Placebo-Controlled Double Blind Trial of Etanercept for the Cancer Anorexia/Weight Loss Syndrome

2006
•Megestrol acetate for the treatment of anorexia & hyphen; cachexia syndrome
•Definition of Cancer Cachexia: Effect of Weight Loss, Reduced Food Intake, and Systemic Inflammation on Functional Status and Prognosis

2005
• Fish oil, lean tissue, and cancer: Is there a role for eicosapentaenoic acid in treating the cancer anorexia/weight loss syndrome?
• Cachexia and omega-3polyunsaturated fatty acids: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

2002
•Reversal of cancer-related wasting using oral supplementation with combination of ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutyrate, arginine , and glutamine
• Dronabinol versus megestrol acetate versus combination therapy for cancer-associated anorexia: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study

2001
• High-dose progestins for the treatment of cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials

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