TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and future care of patients with the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome
AU - Del Fabbro, Egidio
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Many important advances have occurred in the field of cancer cachexia over the past decade, including progress in understanding the mechanisms of the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS) and the development of promising pharmacologic and supportive care interventions. However, no approved agents for cancer cachexia currently exist, emphasizing the unmet need for an effective pharmacologic therapy. This article reviews the key elements of CACS assessment in daily practice, the contribution of nutritional impact symptoms (NIS), the evidence for current pharmacologic options, and promising anticachexia agents in perclinical and clinical trials. It also proposes a model for multimodality therapy and highlights issues pertinent to CACS in patients with pancreatic, gastric, and esophageal cancer.
AB - Many important advances have occurred in the field of cancer cachexia over the past decade, including progress in understanding the mechanisms of the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome (CACS) and the development of promising pharmacologic and supportive care interventions. However, no approved agents for cancer cachexia currently exist, emphasizing the unmet need for an effective pharmacologic therapy. This article reviews the key elements of CACS assessment in daily practice, the contribution of nutritional impact symptoms (NIS), the evidence for current pharmacologic options, and promising anticachexia agents in perclinical and clinical trials. It also proposes a model for multimodality therapy and highlights issues pertinent to CACS in patients with pancreatic, gastric, and esophageal cancer.
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U2 - 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2015.35.e229
DO - 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2015.35.e229
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25993178
AN - SCOPUS:84965188936
SN - 1548-8756
SP - e229-e237
JO - American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting
JF - American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book / ASCO. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Meeting
ER -