Cachexia is a common complication of cancer and is associated with an increased risk of death. The level of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a circulating cytokine, is elevated in cancer ...

PH284 nasal spray increased hunger in cancer cachexia patients, showing a 71% improvement in subjective hunger scores compared to baseline. The phase 2A study demonstrated PH284's safety, with no ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the cancer cachexia therapeutics market and it is poised to grow by USD 568.85 million during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of 6% during the ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vistagen (Nasdaq: VTGN), a late clinical-stage company dedicated to pioneering neuroscience based on nose-to-brain neurocircuitry, today announced ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including antibodies against the programmed cell death protein 1/ligand 1 (PD-1/L1) ...

Tumor growth is associated with profound metabolic and neurochemical alterations, which can lead to the onset of anorexia−cachexia syndrome. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to eat, while ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cancer cachexia assigned ponsegromab gained significantly more weight than those assigned placebo.

Patients with cancer cachexia and an elevated level of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) achieved significant increases in body weight with investigational ponsegromab, as well as other ...

The investigational drug ponsegromab — which inhibits growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), a cytokine elevated in cancer cachexia — increases weight, appetite, and physical activity in patients ...