Cancer-associated cachexia—understanding the tumour macroenvironment and microenvironment to improve management

JM Argilés, FJ López-Soriano, B Stemmler… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Cachexia is a devastating, multifactorial and often irreversible systemic syndrome
characterized by substantial weight loss (mainly of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue) that …

Update on the treatment of cancer cachexia

K Nishie, T Nishie, S Sato, M Hanaoka - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer cachexia is a complex multifaceted syndrome involving functional impairment and
changes in body composition that cannot be reversed by nutritional support. Cancer …

Synthetic approaches to the new drugs approved during 2021

EL McInturff, SP France, CA Leverett… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Each year, new drugs are introduced to the market, representing structures that have affinity
for biological targets implicated in human diseases and conditions. These new chemical …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of synbiotics supplementation on reducing chemotherapy-induced side effects in women with breast cancer: a randomized placebo-controlled …

Y Khazaei, A Basi, ML Fernandez, H Foudazi… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background The prevalence of breast cancer and its mortality rate are increasing rapidly
among women worldwide. On other hand, the courses of chemotherapy as the main …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of tumor derived exosomes to cancer cachexia

CR Pitzer, HG Paez, SE Alway - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer cachexia is defined as unintentional weight loss secondary to neoplasia and is
associated with poor prognosis and outcomes. Cancer cachexia associated weight loss …

[HTML][HTML] Mirtazapine versus megestrol in the treatment of anorexia–cachexia syndrome in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized, double-blind, controlled …

OLS Almeida, E Ferriolli, RCC Taveira, MG Rosenburg… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study compared mirtazapine with megestrol in the management of
cancer-related anorexia–cachexia syndrome in patients with advanced cancer. This is a …

Mechanisms of Ovarian Cancer-Associated Cachexia

CS Callaway, LM Mouchantat, BG Bitler… - Endocrinology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cancer-associated cachexia occurs in 50% to 80% of cancer patients and is responsible for
20% to 30% of cancer-related deaths. Cachexia limits survival and treatment outcomes, and …

Appetite and dietary intake endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 2 of the cachexia endpoints series

OM Vagnildhaug, TR Balstad, I Ottestad… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is no consensus on the optimal endpoint (s) in cancer cachexia trials. Endpoint
variation is an obstacle when comparing interventions and their clinical value. The aim of …

Current advancements in pharmacotherapy for cancer cachexia

GWP da Fonseca, R Sato… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial metabolic syndrome associated with a
pathophysiology intertwined with increased inflammatory response, anorexia, metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Is MG53 a potential therapeutic target for cancer?

Y Du, T Li, M Yi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer treatment still encounters challenges, such as side effects and drug resistance. The
tripartite-motif (TRIM) protein family is widely involved in regulation of the occurrence …