Predictors of responses to corticosteroids for anorexia in advanced cancer patients: a multicenter prospective observational study

Naoki Matsuo,Tatsuya Morita,Yoshinobu Matsuda,Kenichiro Okamoto,Yoshihisa Matsumoto,Keisuke Kaneishi,Takuya Odagiri,Hiroki Sakurai,Hideki Katayama,Ichiro Mori,Hirohide Yamada,Hiroaki Watanabe,Taro Yokoyama,Takashi Yamaguchi,Tomohiro Nishi,Akemi Shirado,Shuji Hiramoto,Toshio Watanabe,Hiroyuki Kohara,Satofumi Shimoyama,Etsuko Aruga,Mika Baba,Koki Sumita,Satoru Iwase

Predictors of responses to corticosteroids for anorexia in advanced cancer patients: a multicenter prospective observational study

2017

Purpose Although corticosteroids are widely used to relieve anorexia, information regarding the factors predicting responses to corticosteroids remains limited. The purpose of the study is to identify potential factors predicting responses to corticosteroids for anorexia in advanced cancer patients.

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Physical therapy
Intensive care medicine
Observational study
Cancer
Anorexia
Medicine
advanced cancer
palliative care
pain medicine
Nursing research

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