Thalidomide in the treatment of cancer cachexia

J Palliat Care. 2008 Autumn;24(3):187-9.

Authors

Davide Tassinari¹, Carlotta Santelmo, Paola Tombesi, Sergio Sartori

Affiliation

¹ Supportive and Palliative Care Unit, Department of Oncology, City Hospital, Rimini, Italy.

PMID: 18942570

No abstract available

Publication types

Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiogenesis Inhibitors / adverse effects
Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Anorexia / drug therapy*
Anorexia / etiology
Cachexia / drug therapy*
Cachexia / etiology
Drug Monitoring
Female
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care / methods
Patient Selection
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Stages / drug effects
Syndrome
Thalidomide / adverse effects
Thalidomide / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Thalidomide