Abstract
Cancer may induce weight loss and cachexia, and cancer treatment may contribute to nutritional impairment. Here, we review the literature on the mechanisms of cancer cachexia and the pharmacological interventions both in use in clinical practice and currently under development. Based on this analysis, several nutritional proposals for cancer patients are suggested and the importance of good nutritional status in candidates for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is highlighted.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
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Cachexia / etiology
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Cachexia / therapy*
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Complementary Therapies
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Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / administration & dosage
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Dietary Proteins / administration & dosage
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Dietary Supplements*
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Glutamine / therapeutic use
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects
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Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
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Neoplasms / therapy*
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Nutritional Status*
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Proteoglycans / therapeutic use
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Stomatitis / drug therapy
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Trametes / chemistry
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
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Dietary Proteins
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Proteoglycans
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Glutamine
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polysaccharide-K