Biomarkers related to fatty acid oxidative capacity are predictive for continued weight loss in cachectic cancer patients

• Main Authors: Silvia Catanese (Author), Carl Friedrich Beuchel (Author), Teresa Sawall (Author), Florian Lordick (Author), Rommy Brauer (Author), Markus Scholz (Author), Uta Ceglarek (Author), Ulrich T. Hacker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cachexia is characterized by a negative protein and energy balance leading to loss of adipose tissue and muscle mass. Cancer cachexia negatively impacts treatment tolerability and prognosis. Supportive interventions should be initiated as early as possible. Biomarkers for early p...