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Asthenia

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
MeSHAsthenia
1
Publications
4
Clinical trials
2020
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

Cancer cachexia and its pathophysiology: links with sarcopenia, anorexia and asthenia.

Research2020-03-06Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle

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An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

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Clinical trials

3 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
4
All trials
0
Active
4
Late-stage
2
Completed
Late-stage studies

Prospective Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Efficacy of the Therapy With BRAINMAX® Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) for the Treatment of Patients With Post-COVID Asthenic Syndrome

Phase 4 · Completed · Promomed, LLC

Prospective Multicentre Comparative Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Safety and Efficacy of the Therapy With BRAINMAX® for the Treatment of Patients With Asthenia After Having the Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19)

Phase 4 · Completed · Promomed, LLC

Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate Short-term Efficacy of Palliative Treatment With Methylphenidate in Asthenia in Advanced Cancer Patients

Phase 3 · Terminated · Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra

Randomized Study Evaluating the Antiasthenic Effect of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in Palliative Care in Cancer Patients

Phase 3 · Terminated · University Hospital, Grenoble

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

Cancer cachexia and its pathophysiology: links with sarcopenia, anorexia and asthenia.

Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2020 · 251 cites
Recent publications

Cancer cachexia and its pathophysiology: links with sarcopenia, anorexia and asthenia.

Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2020 · 251 cites
Leading journals1
  • Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle1
Leading researchers5
  • Costa E Silva MP1
  • Gil da Costa RM1
  • Medeiros R1
  • Peixoto da Silva S1
  • Santos JMO1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
  • Biomedical Research Center (CEBIMED)1
  • Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB)1
  • Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP)1
  • Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA)1
  • IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP)1
  • Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)1

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Clinical sign or symptom manifested as debility, or lack or loss of strength and energy.

Identifiers
MeSHAsthenia
References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.