Does perioperative oxandrolone improve nutritional status in patients with cachexia related to head and neck carcinoma?

BACKGROUND: Cancer cachexia affects up to over 50% of advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. To date, the potential utility of anabolic steroids in perioperative cachectic HNC patients has not been determined. METHODS: Retrospective review of pre‐ and post‐oxandrolone administration prealbumi...

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Autores principales: Osmolak, Angela M., Klatt‐Cromwell, Cristine N., Price, Amber M., Sanclement, Jose A., Krempl, Greg A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
Materias:
Head and Neck, and Tumor Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6580053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31236465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lio2.268

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6580053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31236465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lio2.268

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