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Brief Title: The Impact of Oligo-Fucoidan in Cancer Cachexia and Sarcopenia
Official Title: A Phase II Trial for Oligo-Fucoidan in Cancer Cachexia and Sarcopenia
Study ID: NCT05623852
Brief Summary: Fucoidan also ameliorates tumour and chemotherapy-induced muscle atrophy and -related cachectic symptoms in vivo and in vitro. To evaluate the effect of fucoidan in cancer cachexia or sarcopenia in cancer patients.
Detailed Description: Cancer cachexia is characterized by anorexia, skeletal muscle atrophy, and systemic inflammation. Fucoidan extracted from brown algae exhibits anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. In addition, fucoidan also ameliorates tumour and chemotherapy-induced muscle atrophy and -related cachectic symptoms in vivo and in vitro. To evaluate the effect of fucoidan in cancer cachexia or sarcopenia in cancer patients.
Minimum Age: 20 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Asia University, Taichung, Please Select, Taiwan
Szu-Yuan Wu, Taipei, Please Select, Taiwan
Name: Szu-Yuan Wu
Affiliation: Asia University, Taiwan
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR