A controlled trial of megestrol acetate on appetite, caloric intake, nutritional status, and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer

Effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate o

Effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate on food intake, body composition, and resting energy expenditure in patients with advanced, nonhormone-sensitive cancer : A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

✍ Jean Paul F. H. A. Simons; Annemie M. W. J. Schols; Janine M. J. Hoefnagels; Kla 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 126 KB 👁 1 views

## Background: Anorexia and cachexia are well-known sequelae of cancer that contribute to morbidity and mortality. in several studies in patients with non-hormone-sensitive tumors, synthetic progestogens were shown to exert beneficial effects on appetite and weight loss. the current study was under