Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome with a significant impact on older patients' quality of life,
morbidity and mortality. Despite the new available criteria, its early diagnosis remains …

Introduction Activin A is involved in the regulation of a surprisingly broad number of
processes that are relevant for cancer development and treatment; it is implicated in cell …

Appropriate patient selection for palliative chemotherapy is crucial in patients with metastatic
colorectal cancer (mCRC). We investigated the prognostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) …

Simple Summary This research studied how three types of proteins, called interleukins
(namely 8, 17A and 33), are present in the blood of healthy people and people with colon …

Introduction Blood biomarkers are potentially useful prognostic markers and may support
treatment decisions, but it is unknown if and which biomarkers are most useful in older …

Background Although low skeletal muscle mass has an adverse impact on the treatment
outcomes of cancer patients, whether the relationship between preoperative skeletal muscle …

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy and treatment of advanced
disease is challenging. Clinical trials with multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the past have …

Background: Growth differentiation factor 8, GDF-8 (Myostatin), is a protein released by
myocytes inhibiting muscle growth and differentiation. Serum concentrations of Myostatin …

Previous studies of the effect of vtamin D on serum levels of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-
23) have yeilded an inconsistent findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Background Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) levels are often elevated in cardiovascular
disease (CVD). However, no study has assessed its association with cardiovascular and all …