Meeting
Abstract Number: 140
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Cachexia and anorexia occur in 50-80% of cancer patients. In cancer patients, it is associated with shorter survival, treatment failure, early treatment termination, declining functional status, and reduced quality of life. Megestrol acetate is a synthetic derivative of progesterone commonly used to treat cancer-related cachexia. Megestrol use is associated with thromboembolism among other adverse […]