Abstract:
:Cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome is a complex phenomenon in which metabolic abnormalities, proinflammatory cytokines produced by the host immune system, circulating tumor-derived catabolic factors, decreased food intake and probably additional unknown factors all play different roles. This review examines the mechanisms of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome and the mainstays of its management. The two major options for pharmacological therapy have been progestational agents and corticosteroids. Agents currently under investigation are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, N-3 fatty acids, branched-chain amino acids and thalidomide. On the basis of several previously published studies and clinical experience, an innovative treatment approach, which consists of an integrated nutritional and pharmacological treatment, has been developed. This approach, based upon multiple components each targeted at different factors involved, may be effective in both improving objective clinical symptoms, such as lean body mass, and subjective symptoms such as quality of life. A Phase II study has been initiated and Phase III study designed.
journal_name
Expert Rev Anticancer Therjournal_title
Expert review of anticancer therapyauthors
Mantovani G,Macciò A,Madeddu C,Massa Edoi
10.1586/14737140.3.3.381keywords:
subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-06-01 00:00:00pages
381-92issue
3eissn
1473-7140issn
1744-8328pii
ERA030312journal_volume
3pub_type
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.3.2.203
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.940326
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14737140.2018.1528146
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.8.11.1797
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 面试
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更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/era.12.141
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2013.856759
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.916619
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.848065
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.3.5.673
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14737140.2019.1609355
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/era.10.216
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.863453
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.3.6.781
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.869479
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/era.11.40
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2014.856268
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.4.3.411
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.7.7.1003
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Tamoxifen, as an essential therapeutic tool in the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, has been available for the past three decades and is currently being utilized as a chemo-preventive agent for patients at high risk for breast carcinoma. However, the induction of chemo-resistance duri...
journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.7.11.1507
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.2016.1162100
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Prostate-sparing radical cystectomy has been described in the literature and has proven to be a promising procedure owing to the continence and erectile function results without necessarily compromising the oncologic outcome in selected patients. TECHNIQUE POINTS:A transperitoneal approach is used. Lymph node ...
journal_title:Expert review of anticancer therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/14737140.6.1.21
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00