This year, the 11th international SCWD Conference on Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle Wasting offers an extra dimension of the scientific program with support of Maastricht University.
5 workshops offer an hands-on experience regarding innovation and implementation
in cachexia and sarcopenia
Workshop SCWD workshop MRI and metabolism
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SCWD workshop Risk and outcomeWorkshop Registration
Novel methodologies in basic cachexia research
Rehabilitation and advanced care planningWorkshop Registration
Maastricht, The Netherland 2018 Cachexia Conference
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7-9th December 2018
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Dr A Schols – towards a multi-modal intervention strategy in cachexia treatment
Dr John Morley discuses recent sarcopenia definitions
Prof Muscaritoli on the Premio study and cachexia prevalence in patients with cancer
Society Activities
Recent Projects include:
• International conferences
• Consensus workshops
• The Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (JCSM)
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Presentations – Berlin 2016
Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Muscle Wasting 9th International Conference
Selected Powerpoint presentations from the successful Dec ’16 meeting.
Slides – Berlin 2016 >
Latest Pubmed “Cachexia” article feed
- Progressive resistance training in cachectic head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial.
- Myostatin knockout induces apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells via elevated reactive oxygen species generation.
- The Warburg effect in human pancreatic cancer cells triggers cachexia in athymic mice carrying the cancer cells.
- Cancer cachexia associates with a systemic autophagy-inducing activity mimicked by cancer cell-derived IL-6 trans-signaling.
11th annual conference
“Save the Date”. The 2017 SCWD cachexia conference will take place in Rome, 8-10 Dec ’17.
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Overview of wasting disorders
SCWD articles on:
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Definitions of cachexia and sarcopenia
View recent definitions from the literature together with videos on how to define cachexia and sarcopenia.