Efficacy of corticosteroids for cancer-related fatigue: A pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial of advanced cancer patients

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1301-1308

  Eguchi, Kenji ^a   Honda, Michitaka ^b   Kataoka, Tatusji ^c   Mukouyama, Taketo ^d   Tsuneto, Satoru ^e   Sakamoto, Junichi ^f   Oba, Koji ^g   Saji, Shigetoyo ^h  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Ginza Namikidori Clinic   (Japan)

^d CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Tokai Central Hospital of Japan Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

^g HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer related fatigue; Corticosteroids; Methylprednisolone; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATIGUE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84944167161     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951514001254     Document Type: Article

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