Natural ghrelin in advanced cancer patients with cachexia, a case series

• Autori principali: David Blum (Autore), Susanne deWolf‐Linder (Autore), Rolf Oberholzer (Autore), Michael Brändle (Autore), Thomas Hundsberger (Autore), Florian Strasser (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wiley, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background Natural ghrelin, a peptide growth hormone secretagogue, has a therapeutic potential in cachexia. We designed a dose‐finding trial of subcutaneous natural ghrelin to improve nutritional intake (NI) in advanced cancer patients. Methods Advanced cancer patients with cachexia managem...