Multiplatform plasma fingerprinting in cancer cachexia: a pilot observational and translational study

• Main Authors: Mónica Patricia Cala (Author), María Teresa Agulló‐Ortuño (Author), Elena Prieto‐García (Author), Carolina González‐Riano (Author), Lucía Parrilla‐Rubio (Author), Coral Barbas (Author), Carmen Vanesa Díaz‐García (Author), Antonia García (Author), Cristina Pernaut (Author), Jorge Adeva (Author), María Carmen Riesco (Author), Francisco Javier Rupérez (Author), Jose Antonio Lopez‐Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cachexia is a metabolic syndrome that affects up to 50-80% of cancer patients. The pathophysiology is characterized by a variable combination of reduced food intake and abnormal metabolism, including systemic inflammation and negative protein and energy balance. Despite its high...