Abstract
Kyo-leopin was administered for 8 weeks to 30 patients who were suffering from malignant tumors in the head and neck whose general conditions were deteriorating because of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The results were extremely effective in 1, effective in 1, moderately effective in 19 and non-effective in 8 patients. The proportion of more than moderately effective was 70.0%. This drug was useful in alleviating anorexia and fatigue and produced a tendency to enhance one's will for a struggle against one's disease.
