Malnutrition can affect patients with various acute cardiovascular disease conditions, including acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, or valvular disease; however, most of the literature has focused ...

Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while ...

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by skeletal muscle loss leading to progressive functional impairment. Despite the ubiquity of cachexia in clinical practice, prevention, ...

Tumor cachexia is a serious syndrome affecting many cancer patients, who not only lose significant muscle mass and body weight, but also a considerable amount of quality of life and life expectancy.

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CatalYm today announced new findings from its ongoing Phase 1/2a study as well as preclinical research, highlighting the therapeutic potential of its lead drug candidate, ...

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome marked by a severe loss of body weight due primarily to the wasting of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. This syndrome is often accompanied by systemic ...

Cachexia is a paraneoplastic syndrome of unintentional adipose and muscle tissue wasting with severe impacts to functionality and quality of life. Although health inequities across minority and ...

PH284 nasal spray increased hunger in cancer cachexia patients, showing a 71% improvement in subjective hunger scores compared to baseline. The phase 2A study demonstrated PH284's safety, with no ...

The optimal therapy for anorexia and cachexia is curing the underlying cancer. [23] Unfortunately, this goal is often not attainable with currently available treatments. Thus, an integrated ...