| Title |
Emerging markers of cachexia predict survival in cancer patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Cancer, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-14-828 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patrizia Mondello, Antonio Lacquaniti, Stefania Mondello, Davide Bolignano, Vincenzo Pitini, Carmela Aloisi, Michele Buemi |
| Abstract |
Cachexia may occur in 40% of cancer patients, representing the major cause of death in more than 20% of them. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of leptin, ghrelin and obestatin as diagnostic and predictive markers of cachexia in oncologic patients. Their impact on patient survival was also evaluated. |
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|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 100 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Researcher | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 10% |
| Other | 18 | 18% |
| Unknown | 16 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 23 | 23% |
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