Purified dry extract of Paullinia cupana (guaraná) (PC-18) for chemotherapy-related fatigue in patients with solid tumors: An early discontinuation study

Journal of Dietary Supplements

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 325-334

  Del Giglio, Adriana Braz ^a   Cubero, Daniel De Iracema Gomes ^a   Lerner, Tatiana Goberstein ^a   Guariento, Ricardo Tuma ^a   De Azevedo, Renata Guise Soares ^a   Paiva, Henrique ^a   Goldman, Cecilia ^a   Carelli, Bruno ^a   Cruz, Felipe Melo ^a   Schindler, Fernanda ^b   Pianowski, Luiz ^c   De Matos, Leandro Luongo ^a   Del Giglio, Auro ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b Nursing School at ABC Foundation   (Brazil)

^c Kyolab   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer related fatigue; Clinical trial; Guaran

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAULLINIA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAULLINIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84888029962     PISSN: 19390211     EISSN: 1939022X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2013.830676     Document Type: Article

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