Effects of Serum Albumin, Calcium Levels, Cancer Stage and Performance Status on Weight Loss in Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Positive or Negative Patients with Cancer
BackgroundA recent animal study showed that parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) is associated with cancer cachexia by promoting adipose tissue browning, and we previously demonstrated that PTHrP predicts weight loss (WL) in patients with cancer. In this study, we investigated whether predict...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academya Publishing Co.
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | https://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-33-97.pdf |