A systematic review on the role of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and other supplements for the treatment of cachexia in cancer: a European Palliative Care Research Centre cachexia project

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 25-39

  Mochamat, ^a,b   Cuhls, Henning ^a   Marinova, Milka ^a   Kaasa, Stein ^c,d   Stieber, Christiane ^a   Conrad, Rupert ^a   Radbruch, Lukas ^a,e   Mücke, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Malteser Hospital Bonn/Rhein Sieg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer cachexia; Dietary supplements; Guidelines; Micronutrients; Minerals; Systematic review; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA HYDROXY BETA METHYLBUTYRATE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARNITINE; GLUTAMINE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADVANCED CANCER; BLOATING; CACHEXIA; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LUNG CANCER; METALLIC TASTE; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; ORAL MUCOSITIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS CANCER; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

CACHEXIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MINERALS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROTEINS; VITAMINS;

EID: 85013901621     PISSN: 21905991     EISSN: 21906009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12127     Document Type: Review

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