Androgen activity antagonists as therapies for anorexia, anorexia nervosa, and disorders characterized by pathologically underweight condition

摘要

The present invention relates to the treatment of conditions characterized by loss of appetite (anorexia) and/or pathological weight loss by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that modulates androgen activity. The present invention further relates to the treatment and prevention of anorexia nervosa with such agents.