Effects of fish oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on weight loss and cachexia in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy.

Professor Ross C Smith0 个研究点目标入组 35 人开始时间: 2007年6月18日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1.Patients with a pathologic diagnosis of pancreas cancer that is locally advanced and unresectable, partially resected or metastatic;2.Signed informed consent.3.Patients with the ability to understand the nature of the project and to provide informed consent;4.Patients with ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 2, as determined by the referring physician;5.Patients who are greater than 4 weeks post-operative or post radiotherapy.6.Adequate haematologic and biochemical functioning, including liver function tests, permitting suitability for Gemcitabine chemotherapy.7.Life expectancy of 12 weeks.8.Ability to complete the scheduled body composition measures.9.Ability to complete the QL questionnaire.

•1.Patients who have received and/or are receiving chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer;2.Progressing or untreated brain metastases.3.Pregnant and lactating women;4.Serious intercurrent medical illness or psychological, familial, sociological, geographical, or other concomitant conditions that do not permit adequate follow-up and compliance with the study protocol.5.Participation in clinical trials of other experimental agents within 30 days of study entry.6.Pregnant or lactating women or women of childbearing potential not using effective contraception.7.Radiotherapy within 4 weeks.8.Surgery within 6 weeks.Both male and female patients will be recruited for this trial.

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Professor Ross C Smith