Stivarga and Cachexia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Cachexia is reported as a side effect among people who take Stivarga (regorafenib), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Salagen, and have Colon cancer.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Cachexia when taking Stivarga. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9,530 people who have side effects when taking Stivarga from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Stivarga?
Stivarga has active ingredients of regorafenib. eHealthMe is studying from 9,539 Stivarga users. Check the latest studies of Stivarga.
What is Cachexia?
Cachexia (loss of weight) is found to be associated with 659 drugs and 1,205 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Cachexia.
9,530 people reported to have side effects when taking Stivarga.
Among them, 15 people (0.16%) have Cachexia.

Among these 15 people:
How long have people been on Stivarga when they have Cachexia? *
- < 1 month: 62.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 37.5 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Cachexia when taking Stivarga? *
- female: 40 %
- male: 60 %
What is the age of people who have Cachexia when taking Stivarga? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 7.14 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 35.71 %
- 50-59: 21.43 %
- 60+: 35.71 %
What are other drugs people take besides Stivarga? *
- Zofran: 3 people, 20.00%
- Neurontin: 3 people, 20.00%
- Deltasone: 3 people, 20.00%
- Desyrel: 3 people, 20.00%
- Lonsurf: 3 people, 20.00%
- Vitamin D3: 3 people, 20.00%
- Colace: 3 people, 20.00%
- Salagen: 3 people, 20.00%
- Plaquenil: 2 people, 13.33%
- Promethazine: 2 people, 13.33%
What are other side effects people have besides Cachexia? *
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 6 people, 40.00%
- Weakness: 6 people, 40.00%
- Pain: 6 people, 40.00%
- Weight Decreased: 5 people, 33.33%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 5 people, 33.33%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 33.33%
- Paleness (unusual lightness of skin colour): 4 people, 26.67%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 26.67%
- Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 26.67%
- Joint Pain: 4 people, 26.67%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Colon Cancer: 6 people, 40.00%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 20.00%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer): 2 people, 13.33%
- Colorectal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of colon and rectal spreads to other parts): 2 people, 13.33%
- Rectal Cancer (cancer of rectum): 1 person, 6.67%
- Osteosarcoma (a cancerous (malignant) bone tumour): 1 person, 6.67%
- Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 1 person, 6.67%
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: 1 person, 6.67%
- Colon Cancer Recurrent: 1 person, 6.67%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Stivarga:
- Stivarga (9,539 reports)
Cachexia treatments and more:
- Cachexia (7,763 reports)
How severe was Cachexia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of regorafenib:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Stivarga:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Cachexia:
- Cachexia (659 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Cachexia:
- Cachexia (1,205 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on regorafenib (the active ingredients of Stivarga) and Stivarga (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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