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ESMO 2014: Anamorelin Improves Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients
Phase 3 trial data from the ROMANA trials, presented at ESMO found that anamorelin improves appetite and body mass in patients with advanced lung cancer who are suffering cancer anorexia and cachexia.
"Anorexia and cachexia are among the most troubling and distressing symptoms of advanced cancer, for both patients and their families," says the study's principal investigator, Dr Jennifer Temel from the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
Symptoms of the wasting syndrome can include a loss of weight and muscles, together with fatigue, weakness, and loss of appetite. The condition is very common in patients with advanced lung cancer. Anamorelin aims to address the symptoms by mimicking the effects of the so-called "hunger hormone" ghrelin, which is secreted by the stomach.
The large, randomized controlled ROMANA 1 and 2 trials are the first phase III studies examining the impact of anamorelin on anorexia-cachexia in patients with advanced lung cancer.
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Source: ScienceDaily
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