%0 Journal Article
%T Low-dose of olanzapine has ameliorating effects on cancer-related anorexia
%A Hideki Okamoto
%A Koyo Shono
%A Natsuko Nozaki-Taguchi
%J Archive of "Cancer Management and Research".
%D 2019
%R 10.2147/CMAR.S191330
%X Olanzapine (OLZ) has become well-known for its antiemetic effects on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. However, it remains unclear whether OLZ also has efficacy for treating cancer-related anorexia. This study, therefore, retrospectively examined whether or not OLZ administration affects the food intake in anorexic cancer patients who exhibit neither nausea nor vomiting
%K chemotherapy
%K nausea
%K cachexia
%K appetite
%K end-of-life care
%K tranquilizer
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6433113/