Olanzapine for Cancer Related Anorexia-cachexia Syndrome

Summary

Cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome is one of the common conditions in cancer patients. Olanzapine has been demonstrated to reduce chemotherapy-induced anorexia. However, there is scarce information regarding olanzapine as a treatment of cancer anorexia among patients who does not receive chemotherapy. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of olanzapine to lessen cancer cachexia-anorexia syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2024-01-22

Primary completion

2026-01-21

Completion

2026-01-21

Publications

• Background Navari RM, Brenner MC. Treatment of cancer-related anorexia with olanzapine and megestrol acetate: a randomized trial. Support Care Cancer. 2010 Aug;18(8):951-6. doi: 10.1007/s00520-009-0739-7. Epub 2009 Sep 11.
• Background Sandhya L, Devi Sreenivasan N, Goenka L, Dubashi B, Kayal S, Solaiappan M, Govindarajalou R, Kt H, Ganesan P. Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Olanzapine for Chemotherapy-Related Anorexia in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Hepatopancreaticobiliary, and Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2023 May 10;41(14):2617-2627. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01997. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
• Background Arends J, Strasser F, Gonella S, Solheim TS, Madeddu C, Ravasco P, Buonaccorso L, de van der Schueren MAE, Baldwin C, Chasen M, Ripamonti CI; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: [email protected]. Cancer cachexia in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines☆. ESMO Open. 2021 Jun;6(3):100092. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100092.
• Background Roeland EJ, Bohlke K, Baracos VE, Bruera E, Del Fabbro E, Dixon S, Fallon M, Herrstedt J, Lau H, Platek M, Rugo HS, Schnipper HH, Smith TJ, Tan W, Loprinzi CL. Management of Cancer Cachexia: ASCO Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Jul 20;38(21):2438-2453. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00611. Epub 2020 May 20.

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