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Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
Current therapeutic options for cachexia
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 227033" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>"The goal of a supplemental intervention is ultimately to improve quality of life, performance status, and chance of survival of the patient beyond that which is achieved with standard of care chemotherapy alone. Concomitant treatment of oral amino acids and testosterone may be a viable therapeutic option for fighting cachexia and improving body composition and quality of life during chemotherapeutic treatment of recurrent cervical cancer. In the case study we present here, we utilized a combination therapy approach of oral whey protein plus testosterone to improve muscle mass and quality of life during chemotherapy in a patient with recurrent cervical cancer. Clearly, a larger cohort is needed to determine whether such supplemental treatment approaches are efficacious over the long-term in improving body composition, physical function, quality of life, and cancer survival of cachectic patients when compared to standard of care alone. "</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505578/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 227033, member: 3"] "The goal of a supplemental intervention is ultimately to improve quality of life, performance status, and chance of survival of the patient beyond that which is achieved with standard of care chemotherapy alone. Concomitant treatment of oral amino acids and testosterone may be a viable therapeutic option for fighting cachexia and improving body composition and quality of life during chemotherapeutic treatment of recurrent cervical cancer. In the case study we present here, we utilized a combination therapy approach of oral whey protein plus testosterone to improve muscle mass and quality of life during chemotherapy in a patient with recurrent cervical cancer. Clearly, a larger cohort is needed to determine whether such supplemental treatment approaches are efficacious over the long-term in improving body composition, physical function, quality of life, and cancer survival of cachectic patients when compared to standard of care alone. " [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505578/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Current therapeutic options for cachexia
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