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L-Carnitine-supplementation in advanced pancreatic cancer (CARPAN) - a randomized multicentre trial
BACKGROUND: Cachexia, a >10% loss of body-weight, is one factor determining the poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Deficiency of L-Carnitine has been proposed to cause cancer cachexia. FINDINGS: We screened 152 and enrolled 72 patients suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer in a prospective,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22824168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-11-52 |