Serum and urine metabolomics study reveals a distinct diagnostic model for cancer cachexia

• Main Authors: Quan‐Jun Yang (Author), Jiang‐Rong Zhao (Author), Juan Hao (Author), Bin Li (Author), Yan Huo (Author), Yong‐Long Han (Author), Li‐Li Wan (Author), Jie Li (Author), Jinlu Huang (Author), Jin Lu (Author), Gen‐Jin Yang (Author), Cheng Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cachexia is a multifactorial metabolic syndrome with high morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced cancer. The diagnosis of cancer cachexia depends on objective measures of clinical symptoms and a history of weight loss, which lag behind disease progression and have limi...