Efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy for cancer cachexia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Hao ChenMasashi IshiharaHiroki KazahariRyusuke OchiaiShigeru TanzawaTakeshi HondaYasuko IchikawaNobuyuki HoritaHisashi NagaiKiyotaka WatanabeNobuhiko Seki

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

Both olanzapine and anamorelin are useful in improving body weight in patients with cancer cachexia. Personalization may be helpful for different patients.

Keyphrases

body weight
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
papillary thyroid
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
young adults