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Cancer cachexia.

J A Norton1, J L Peacock, S D Morrison

  • 1Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
|January 1, 1987
PubMed
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Cancer cachexia, a syndrome of tissue wasting, affects many patients and disrupts cancer treatment. Strategies like nutritional support and exercise may help preserve lean tissue by optimizing host metabolism.

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Metabolism
  • Nutrition

Background:

  • Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome characterized by tissue wasting, anorexia, and metabolic dysfunction.
  • It affects up to 50% of cancer patients during treatment and nearly all at death, negatively impacting therapy outcomes.
  • The core issue is an imbalanced energy state where the tumor consumes host nutrients, leading to metabolic derangements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the mechanisms of cancer cachexia.
  • To explore the role of nutritional support and other interventions in managing cachexia.
  • To identify future research directions for improving host and tumor metabolism.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on cancer cachexia.
  • Analysis of metabolic derangements in tumor-bearing hosts.

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  • Evaluation of the impact of nutritional support and potential therapeutic strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Cancer cachexia involves abnormal host intermediary metabolism, including altered glucose production, decreased muscle protein synthesis, and increased muscle/fat breakdown.
    • Nutritional support can partially reverse cachexia-related issues and improve outcomes in surgical patients.
    • Current nutritional support does not improve chemotherapy/radiation response or tolerance.

    Conclusions:

    • Further research is needed to fully understand tumor-bearing host metabolism and identify signal molecules like cachectin.
    • Interventions like high insulin concentrations and exercise may help preserve host lean tissue.
    • Future strategies should focus on preferentially feeding the host over the tumor and increasing tumor susceptibility to treatment.