A nationwide clinical trial shows positive results for cancer patients with this common wasting syndrome. Researchers discovered a drug that safely and effectively helped cancer patients when they ...

Researchers discovered a drug that safely and effectively helped cancer patients when they suffered from cachexia (ku-KEK-see-uh), a common condition related to cancer that involves weight loss and ...

There are certain diseases that can severely impact your weight and muscle mass, leading to significant health challenges.

We also aimed to study whether anemia in COPD is related to presence of cachexia. To test this, we determined in a group of COPD patients the prevalence of anemia and its relationship to body ...

Patients with cancer cachexia and an elevated level of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) achieved significant ...

A total of 187 patients underwent randomization. Of these patients, 40% had non–small-cell lung cancer, 32% had pancreatic cancer, and 29% had colorectal cancer. At 12 weeks, patients in the ...

Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat ...

Given the complexity of these overlapping pathophysiological pathways, it is unlikely that selective intervention in any single pathway can reverse cachexia. Patients suffer weight loss ...

A 75-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. She had ...

Doctors diagnose anemia when a blood test shows hemoglobin levels of less than 13.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) for men or 12.0 g/dL for women. If you have slightly higher red blood cell counts and ...

The experimental drug ponsegromab is a monoclonal antibody that treats the growth factor that leads to the growth of cancer cells, which is called cachexia, Pfizer said in a news release Saturday.

July 25, 2024 — In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get iron ...