Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while ...

"Cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia occur in hematologic malignancies, not just gastrointestinal carcinomas and head and neck cancers. Their presence affects all aspects of diagnosis and treatment ...

Many people with cancer experience dramatic loss of muscle and fat tissue. In many cases, even the heart muscle is affected, which further weakens the body. This wasting syndrome, known as cachexia, ...

Inflammatory marker levels and prediction of patient-reported symptoms in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer receiving gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Z526- a novel dithiocarbamate-like compound reverses cancer associated cachexia via mitigating NF-κB signaling and oxidative stress. In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that Z526, a novel ...

Scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil, along with colleagues from the University of Southern Denmark, and the University of Antioquia’s Medical School in Colombia, say they have ...

An index developed to predict survival in incurable cachectic cancer patients could be useful for clinicians deciding on the appropriateness of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in such patients, ...

A recent Nature Metabolism study reports that circulating lactate levels are positively associated with weight loss in cancer cachexia patients. Mouse model experiments also revealed that ...

Gene expression profile (GEP) for the prediction of pathologic complete response (pCR): Preliminary data from a neoadjuvant study of capecitabine (C), oxaliplatin (OXP), and radiation (RT) for ...