2007
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0341-9
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A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of the effects of d-methylphenidate on fatigue and cognitive dysfunction in women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer

Abstract: This study is underpowered, but there are no trends to suggest that d-MPH, taken concurrently with adjuvant chemotherapy, improves quality of life or fatigue.

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“…Studies of pharmacological treatment of cognitive deficits that have been conducted in patients with cancers outside the CNS [77,[94][95][96] suggest that it might be worthwhile to determine the preventive effects of erythropoietin or similar stimulating agents in these patients and in those with brain cancer.…”
Section: Five-year Viewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies of pharmacological treatment of cognitive deficits that have been conducted in patients with cancers outside the CNS [77,[94][95][96] suggest that it might be worthwhile to determine the preventive effects of erythropoietin or similar stimulating agents in these patients and in those with brain cancer.…”
Section: Five-year Viewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…-Modafinilo: se han hallado incrementos en memoria y atención tras su administración (57) . -D-Metilfenidato: este fármaco se ha mostrado inefectivo (58) . Los efectos positivos de ciertos fárma-cos se han examinado mediante experimentos con ratas de laboratorio: -γ-glutamil-cisteina-etil-ester: muestran un efecto protector del estrés oxidativo producido por inyecciones previas de adriamicina (59) .…”
Section: Estudios Sobre El Tratamiento Del Daño Cognitivo Quimio-induunclassified
“…Poseen la ventaja de su rápido efecto, aunque también pueden provocar efectos secundarios, como insomnio, euforia o labilidad emocional. El metilfenidato es el agente empleado con más frecuencia, aunque su uso sigue siendo controvertido por la heterogeneidad de los resultados obtenidos en los diferentes estudios (17)(18)(19)(20)(21) y posibilidad de efectos secundarios, como ansiedad o disminución del apetito. Sin embargo, algunos ensayos han mostrado resultados favorables cuando se administra en pacientes con astenia persistente tras la finalización del tratamiento (21,22) .…”
Section: • Psicoestimulantesunclassified