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Pharmacological management of cachexia in adult cancer patients: a systematic review of clinical trials

BACKGROUND: Cachexia is a multisystem syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia, loss of muscle mass, systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, and functional decline. Management of cachexia involves addressing multiple underlying biological mechanisms. Previous review on pharmacological mana...

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Autores principales: Advani, Shailesh M., Advani, Pragati G., VonVille, Helena M., Jafri, Syed H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6260745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30482179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-5080-4