Systematic review of megestrol acetate in the treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome  Antonio Pascual López, MD, Marta Roqué i Figuls, BSc, Gerard Urrútia.

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Systematic review of megestrol acetate in the treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome  Antonio Pascual López, MD, Marta Roqué i Figuls, BSc, Gerard Urrútia Cuchi, MD, Etelvina Graciela Berenstein, MD, Beatriz Almenar Pasies, MD, Miquel Balcells Alegre, MD, Michael Herdman, MSc  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 360-369 (April 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.09.007

Fig. 1 Improvement in appetite. Megestrol acetate versus placebo. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2004 27, 360-369DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.09.007)

Fig. 2 Weight gain. Megestrol acetate versus placebo. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2004 27, 360-369DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.09.007)