To develop a framework for the definition and classification of cancer cachexia a panel of
experts participated in a formal consensus process, including focus groups and two Delphi …

On December 13th and 14th a group of scientists and clinicians met in Washington, DC, for
the cachexia consensus conference. At the present time, there is no widely agreed upon …

Purpose: To determine whether dronabinol admin-istered alone or with megestrol acetate
was more, less, or equal in efficacy to single-agent megestrol acetate for palliating cancer-…

The term sarcopenia was introduced in 1988. The original definition was a “muscle loss” of
the appendicular muscle mass in the older people as measured by dual energy x‐ray …

Cancer is a disease of aging and, as the world's population ages, the number of older persons
with cancer is increasing and will make up a growing share of the oncology population in …

Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle.
Common clinical manifestations include muscle wasting, anemia, reduced caloric intake, …

BACKGROUND Recent laboratory and epidemiologic studies have suggested that green tea
has antitumor effects in patients with prostate carcinoma. This Phase II trial explored green …

Purpose Studies suggest eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid, augments
weight, appetite, and survival in cancer-associated wasting. This study determined whether an …

BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagogastrectomy has
become the standard of care for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. This report …

Purpose: The North Central Cancer Treatment Group per-formed a phase III trial to determine
whether chemotherapy plus either bid radiation therapy (RT) or daily (qd) RT resulted in a …