drugset / Trial / NCT00004912

Megestrol and Exercise in Treating Patients With Cancer-Related Weight Loss

NCT00004912

Supportive care

Summary

RATIONALE: Megestrol helps improve appetite. Exercise may decrease cancer-related fatigue, improve strength, and build up lost muscle tissue. Exercise plus megestrol may be effective treatment for cancer-related weight loss. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of megestrol plus exercise to improve appetite, increase strength, gain lean body tissue, and decrease fatigue in patients who have cancer-related weight loss.

Timeline

Start
2000-01
Primary completion
2003-11
Completion
2003-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Megestrol Acetate Other / unclassified Oral