Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising treating or preventing at least one disease selected from the group consisting of bladder cancer, weight loss accompanying bladder cancer, bone pain accompanying bladder cancer, bladder cancer carcinoma in-situ (CIS), TA stage bladder cancer, T1 stage bladder cancer, T2 stage bladder cancer, T3 stage bladder cancer, T4 stage bladder cancer, lymph node metastasis therefrom, solid organ metastasis therefrom, bony metastasis therefrom, cachexia/anorexia associated with bladder cancer, generalized wasting syndrome associated with bladder cancer, or a combination thereof, by administering to a subject in need thereof one or more compounds described herein, prodrug thereof, salt thereof, or a combination thereof.