Nelson K A, Walsh T D
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Ohio.
J Palliat Care. 1993 Summer;9(2):14-8.
Anorexia is a common problem in advanced cancer, part of the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome. Although the etiology is multifactorial, symptoms suggestive of gastroparesis are often present in patients with cancer anorexia. We have successfully used metoclopramide, a prokinetic agent, to stimulate appetite in advanced cancer and relieve other dyspeptic symptoms associated with anorexia.
厌食是晚期癌症患者常见的问题，是癌症厌食-恶病质综合征的一部分。尽管病因是多因素的，但癌症厌食患者常出现提示胃轻瘫的症状。我们已成功使用促动力药物甲氧氯普胺来刺激晚期癌症患者的食欲，并缓解与厌食相关的其他消化不良症状。
