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

Journal Paper/Review - Jan 15, 2021

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Citation
Blum D, de Wolf-Linder S, Oberholzer R, Brändle M, Hundsberger T, Strasser F. Natural ghrelin in advanced cancer patients with cachexia, a case series. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2021; 12:506-516.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2021; 12
Publication Date
Jan 15, 2021
Issn Electronic
2190-6009
Pages
506-516
Brief description/objective

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.