Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Diester in Patients With Cancer Cachexia

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has been proposed to have specific anticachectic effects. This trial compared EPA diethyl ester with placebo in cachectic cancer patients for effects on weight and lean body mass. Five hundred eighteen weight-losing patients with advanced gastrointestinal or lung cancer w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical oncology 2006-07, Vol.24 (21), p.3401-3407
Hauptverfasser:	FEARON, Kenneth C. H, BARBER, Matthew D, MOSES, Alastair G, AHMEDZAI, Sam H, TAYLOR, Gillian S, TISDALE, Michael J, MURRAY, Gordon D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Body Composition Body Mass Index Body Weight Cachexia - drug therapy Cachexia - etiology Double-Blind Method Eicosapentaenoic Acid - analogs & derivatives Eicosapentaenoic Acid - therapeutic use Female Humans Karnofsky Performance Status Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications Quality of Life Surveys and Questionnaires Survival Analysis Tumors
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