Methods to treat cachexia, to treat early satiety, to increase survival time, to improve quality of life and to increase total body mass.

摘要

Methods for treating cancer-related conditions with the use of anamorelin are described. The principal embodiment relates to the unique condition of patients defining this condition by treating cachexia in a human cancer patient, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of anamorelin for a therapeutically effective period of time, and observing the surprising anamorelin ability to increase lean body mass in this population.