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Undetected Weight Loss Associates With Upstaging in Cancer Patients.

BACKGROUND

Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is the primary diagnostic parameter for cancer cachexia in the clinic. Prompt identification of UWL can lead to earlier diagnoses and interventions for cancer. This study investigates the frequency and timing of UWL documentation and diagnoses...

🗓️ 2026-04-08
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreUndetected Weight Loss Associates With Upstaging in Cancer Patients.

Systemic inflammation and body composition profiles are dependent on ethnicity in colorectal cancer.

INTRODUCTION

Changes in body composition (BC) are associated with outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC), with adverse features such as sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and excess adiposity linked to the systemic inflammatory response (SIR). Whilst ethnic differences in BC have been identified in healthy...

🗓️ 2026-04-05
📰 Publication: Supportive Care In Cancer
Read MoreSystemic inflammation and body composition profiles are dependent on ethnicity in colorectal cancer.

Association of Nutrition Impact Symptoms With Sleep Disturbance Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Referred to Palliative Care: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Survey.

ObjectivesWe investigated the associations of nutrition impact symptoms (NISs) with sleep disturbance among advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care.MethodsA secondary analysis of a self-administered survey was performed. Participants evaluated 3 components of sleep disturbance (ie, difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying...

🗓️ 2026-03-22
📰 Publication: Journal Of Palliative Care
Read MoreAssociation of Nutrition Impact Symptoms With Sleep Disturbance Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Referred to Palliative Care: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Survey.

Moderate Aerobic Training Causes Muscle Wasting in a DMBA-Induced Sarcoma Rat Model.

Cancer cachexia, characterized by severe body weight loss, negatively affects patient quality of life and survival. Although moderate exercise benefits healthy and chronically ill individuals, and the effect of exercise in cachexia generally appears beneficial, conflicting results have been reported...

🗓️ 2026-03-14
📰 Publication: International Journal Of Molecular Sciences
Read MoreModerate Aerobic Training Causes Muscle Wasting in a DMBA-Induced Sarcoma Rat Model.

Changes in levels of endocannabinoidome mediators in mice with cancer cachexia: links with steatosis and gut microbial dysbiosis.

BACKGROUND

Cachexia is a debilitating syndrome associated with involuntary weight loss, often occurring in cancer patients. In both humans and animal models, alterations in endocannabinoid (eCB) signaling occur in association with both metabolic disorders and several types of tumors. The wider...

🗓️ 2026-03-05
Read MoreChanges in levels of endocannabinoidome mediators in mice with cancer cachexia: links with steatosis and gut microbial dysbiosis.

The Role of New Agents and Supportive Care in a Multimodal Approach to Cancer Cachexia.

Given the multi-faceted nature of cancer cachexia, a combination of pharmacologic and supportive measures such as exercise and nutrition seems intuitive to most clinicians. Clinical trials have also suggested that a multimodal approach to cancer cachexia (CC) is feasible and...

🗓️ 2026-02-27
Read MoreThe Role of New Agents and Supportive Care in a Multimodal Approach to Cancer Cachexia.

Circulating Inflammatory and Mitochondrial Biomarkers Associated with Cachexia in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Background: Cancer-associated cachexia is a multifactorial metabolic syndrome characterized by progressive skeletal muscle and/or adipose tissue loss and affects approximately 40% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, reliable circulating biomarkers for early detection and risk stratification remain...

🗓️ 2026-02-27
Read MoreCirculating Inflammatory and Mitochondrial Biomarkers Associated with Cachexia in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

High Fat Diet and Obesity Each Increase Tumor Cell Proliferation and Muscle Wasting in Experimental Cancer Cachexia.

High fat diet (HFD) and associated obesity are suggested to predispose to cancer development, complicate cancer treatment, and accelerate mortality. Paradoxically, obese patients with lung cancer are reported to live longer, suggesting that high body mass is protective. Given that...

🗓️ 2026-02-21
📰 Publication: American Journal Of Physiology-Cell Physiology
Read MoreHigh Fat Diet and Obesity Each Increase Tumor Cell Proliferation and Muscle Wasting in Experimental Cancer Cachexia.

Human neuromuscular organoids mimic cancer-induced muscle cachexia.

Cancer cachexia, a devastating metabolic wasting syndrome affecting up to 80% of solid cancer patients, remains incurable despite advances in tumor biology understanding. This study introduces neuromuscular organoids (NMOs) derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) as a platform to...

🗓️ 2026-02-19
Read MoreHuman neuromuscular organoids mimic cancer-induced muscle cachexia.

Cancer Cachexia Prevalence Is Underestimated in Medical Records of Patients in a Regional Tertiary Hospital.

BACKGROUND

Widespread lack of awareness and limited real-world prevalence evidence have impeded cachexia care and research. We hypothesized that healthcare professionals may identify the term cachexia, leading to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding for this term, with or without records...

🗓️ 2026-02-18
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreCancer Cachexia Prevalence Is Underestimated in Medical Records of Patients in a Regional Tertiary Hospital.

Nutrition Rehabilitation Programs and Cachexia Clinics for Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Patients with Cancer.

The Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome (ACS) is characterized by loss of appetite and unintentional weight loss. Important clinical outcomes are associated with ACS including increased risk of chemotherapy side-effects, decreased survival and quality of life. Because ACS is driven by complex metabolic...

🗓️ 2026-02-16
📰 Publication: Oncologist
Read MoreNutrition Rehabilitation Programs and Cachexia Clinics for Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Patients with Cancer.

Cancer cachexia in STK11/LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer is dependent on tumor-secreted GDF15.

Cachexia is a wasting syndrome involving adipose, muscle, and body weight loss in cancer patients. Tumor loss-of-function mutations in STK11/LKB1, a regulator of AMP-activated protein kinase, induce cancer cachexia (CC) in preclinical models and are linked to weight loss in...

🗓️ 2026-01-31
📰 Publication: Nature Communications
Read MoreCancer cachexia in STK11/LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer is dependent on tumor-secreted GDF15.

The gut microbiome and dietary interventions in cancer cachexia.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

The gut microbiome (GM) is altered in cancer cachexia, and it is possible that such GM changes may promote or sustain features of cancer cachexia including changes in host metabolism and anorexia. As a result, there is growing...

🗓️ 2026-01-29
📰 Publication: Current Opinion In Clinical Nutrition And Metabolic Care
Read MoreThe gut microbiome and dietary interventions in cancer cachexia.

Quality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy.

Background/Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with anorexia-cachexia syndrome, which negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to evaluate HRQoL and functional status in CRC patients undergoing chemotherapy who were eligible for oral nutritional supplementation (ONS). Methods:...

🗓️ 2026-01-28
Read MoreQuality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy.

Tumour-host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro- and macroenvironment.

Traditionally, cancer has been viewed largely as a disease of the cell, with extensive research centred on how mutations in driver genes trigger cellular transformation. Beyond cell-intrinsic changes, cancer unfolds as a systemic disease driven by an intricate dialogue between...

🗓️ 2026-01-17
📰 Publication: Molecular Oncology
Read MoreTumour-host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro- and macroenvironment.

Multi-omics profiling of cachexia-targeted tissues reveals a spatio-temporally coordinated response to cancer.

Cachexia is a wasting disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. Tumour-host interaction and maladaptive metabolic reprogramming are substantial, yet poorly understood, contributors to cachexia. Here we present a comprehensive overview of the spatio-temporal metabolic reprogramming...

🗓️ 2026-01-16
Read MoreMulti-omics profiling of cachexia-targeted tissues reveals a spatio-temporally coordinated response to cancer.

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