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Olanzapine does not significantly improve weight gain or physical therapy outcomes in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing outpatient cancer rehabilitation, contrary to findings in other advanced cancer populations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To evaluate the real-world effects of olanzapine on body composition metrics and physical therapy functional outcomes among patients undergoing cancer-related rehabilitation.

September 14, 2026CancersOpen Access

Real-World Analysis of Olanzapine and Functional Outcomes in Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation

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To evaluate the real-world effects of olanzapine on body composition metrics and physical therapy functional outcomes among patients undergoing cancer-related rehabilitation.
Retrospective cohort study of 45 patients with appetite concerns participating in an outpatient cancer rehabilitation program.
Assessed changes in body composition measurements and physical therapy goal completion between patients treated with olanzapine and matched controls.
No statistically significant differences occurred between groups for body composition changes or weight gain despite balanced baseline characteristics.
Fatigue served as a statistically significant predictor of physical therapy goal completion across the cohort (p = 0.017).

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Retrospective study reveals no significant functional or weight improvements from olanzapine in cancer rehabilitation, indicating variable drug efficacy across clinical populations.

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Karras et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2b20926e14a848b124a https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18182943

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Retrospective study reveals no significant functional or weight improvements from olanzapine in cancer rehabilitation, indicating variable drug efficacy across clinical populations.

Real-World Analysis of Olanzapine and Functional Outcomes in Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation

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Real-World Analysis of Olanzapine and Functional Outcomes in Outpatient Cancer Rehabilitation

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