Cracking cachexia: how brain–liver miscommunication drives severe weight loss in cancer

Discover how brain-liver miscommunication contributes to cancer cachexia and explore new treatment avenues on World Cancer ...
MedPage Today

In Hematologic Cancers, Cachexia and Sarcopenia Require Early Action

"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 ...
Medical Xpress

Weight loss in cancer: Organs respond to the disease in a coordinated way, study finds

Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer. A new study by Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with the Institute of ...
Nature

Clues to why the weight-loss condition cachexia arises when cancer occurs

Kerstin Haase is in the Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, University College London Cancer Institute, London WC1E 6DD, UK. Mariam Jamal-Hanjani is in the Cancer Research UK Lung ...
FierceBiotech

ESMO: Pfizer sees year-long weight gain in cancer patients with wasting condition

For the second year running, Pfizer has arrived at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference armed with data showing its one-time heart failure hopeful ponsegromab can treat a ...
EurekAlert!

Applications, limitations, and prospects of different muscle atrophy models in sarcopenia and cachexia research

Muscle atrophy is a primary characteristic of both sarcopenia and cachexia, significantly impacting physical function and quality of life. This figure illustrates the multifaceted causes of muscle ...