Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer.

CHICAGO – A multimodal, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model that analyzes routinely collected imaging and clinical information led to more accurate prediction of cancer cachexia than standard ...

Cancer cachexia, or the wasting syndrome, is a catastrophic condition that causes dramatic and involuntary loss of muscle mass, fat and weight, alongside extreme fatigue, anorexia and anemia in ...

A cruel consequence of advanced cancer is the profound apathy many patients experience as they lose interest in once-cherished activities. This symptom is part of a syndrome called cachexia, which ...

In cachexia, liver metabolism is fundamentally reprogrammed. One gene, which normally regulates the liver’s activity throughout the day, ceases to function properly. Using a mouse model, the ...

Cachexia in older SCLC patients leads to inferior survival rates and increased treatment complications, such as dose reductions and incomplete chemotherapy courses. Patients with cachexia had ...