Abstract: A method of treating cancer cachexia syndrome has been discovered. Total parenteral nutrition using structured lipids in place of long chain fatty acids as the primary lipid source provides improvements in nitrogens balance, plasma serum albumin levels, and glucose clearance rate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 1988
Date of Patent:
March 6, 1990
Assignee:
New England Deaconess Hospital Corporation
Inventors:
Bruce R. Bistrian, Vigen R. Babayan, George L. Blackburn