Circulating monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1) is associated with cachexia in treatment‐naïve pancreatic cancer patients

• Main Authors: Erin E. Talbert (Author), Heather L. Lewis (Author), Matthew R. Farren (Author), Mitchell L. Ramsey (Author), Jeffery M. Chakedis (Author), Priyani Rajasekera (Author), Ericka Haverick (Author), Angela Sarna (Author), Mark Bloomston (Author), Timothy M. Pawlik (Author), Teresa A. Zimmers (Author), Gregory B. Lesinski (Author), Phil A. Hart (Author), Mary E. Dillhoff (Author), Carl R. Schmidt (Author), Denis C. Guttridge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer‐associated wasting, termed cancer cachexia, has a profound effect on the morbidity and mortality of cancer patients but remains difficult to recognize and diagnose. While increases in circulating levels of a number of inflammatory cytokines have been associated with cancer...