The expression landscape of cachexia‐inducing factors in human cancers

• Main Authors: Paula Paccielli Freire (Author), Geysson Javier Fernandez (Author), Diogo deMoraes (Author), Sarah Santiloni Cury (Author), Maeli Dal Pai‐Silva (Author), Patrícia Pintor dosReis (Author), Silvia Regina Rogatto (Author), Robson Francisco Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome highly associated with specific tumour types, but the causes of variation in cachexia prevalence and severity are unknown. While circulating plasma mediators (soluble cachectic factors) derived from tumours have been implicated with the patho...