Application of ATP Infusions in Palliative Home Care

Summary

Palliative care in cancer aims at alleviating the suffering of patients. A previous study in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer showed that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) infusions had a favourable effect on fatigue, appetite, body weight, muscle strength, functional status, quality of life, and survival. Based on these promising results, the present study was designed 1. To evaluate whether the beneficial effects of ATP administration observed in patients with advanced lung cancer would also be present in pre-terminal cancer patients of different tumour types, and 2. To test the feasibility of application of ATP infusions in a home care setting.

Timeline

Start

2002-03

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-10

Publications

• Background Agteresch HJ, Dagnelie PC, van der Gaast A, Stijnen T, Wilson JH. Randomized clinical trial of adenosine 5'-triphosphate in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 Feb 16;92(4):321-8. doi: 10.1093/jnci/92.4.321.
• Background Agteresch HJ, Rietveld T, Kerkhofs LG, van den Berg JW, Wilson JH, Dagnelie PC. Beneficial effects of adenosine triphosphate on nutritional status in advanced lung cancer patients: a randomized clinical trial. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Jan 15;20(2):371-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.2.371.
• Background Agteresch HJ, Burgers SA, van der Gaast A, Wilson JH, Dagnelie PC. Randomized clinical trial of adenosine 5'-triphosphate on tumor growth and survival in advanced lung cancer patients. Anticancer Drugs. 2003 Sep;14(8):639-44. doi: 10.1097/00001813-200309000-00009.

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