Debilitating muscle wasting or cachexia affects the majority of patients with advanced cancer but although the condition is believed to contribute to cancer-related deaths, the precise mechanisms by which cancer causes cachexia and those by which cachexia contributes to a…
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Oral MC4 Receptor Antagonists as Treatment for Cachexia
Cachexia affects many different chronically ill patient populations, including those with cancer. It results in loss of body weight, particularly of lean body mass (LBM), and is estimated to be responsible for over 20% of all cancer-related deaths. Currently, available…
