Bridging the gap: are animal models consistent with clinical cancer cachexia?

Bridging the gap: are animal models consistent with clinical cancer cachexia?Bridging the gap: are animal models consistent with clinical cancer cachexia?, Published online: 06 February 2018; doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2018.14Experimental research on cancer-associated cachexia is advancing at an accelerated pace while knowledge of the complex underlying biology of cachexia in humans lags behind. An unmet need exists to accelerate the identification of causal mechanisms in patients with cancer and to determine the parallels between experimental systems and distinct isotypes of human cachexia.
Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research