An Investigation of Insulin Resistance and Cachexia Relation in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Malignancies

• Main Authors: Ebrahim Farashi (Author), Ahmad Mahmoodpour (Author), Aliakbar Movassaghpour Akbari (Author), Zohreh Sanaat (Author), Parvin Sarbakhsh (Author), Seyed Hadi Chavoshi (Author), Mortaza Raeisi (Author), Parya Valizadeh (Author), Saba Ghaffary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Insulin resistance has been suggested as one of the known metabolic disorders during cachexia. This study hypothesized that cachexia in cancer patients might be related to insulin resistance as early as cachexia development. Methods: This study was performed on 46 patients with metastati...