title: The potential of megestrol acetate in the treatment of cancer cachexia.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Cancer Center, Baltimore.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parnes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tait
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aisner
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002100:Cachexia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008535:Megestrol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019290:Megestrol Acetate; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008535:Megestrol; D019290:Megestrol Acetate