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ArticleCancer cell2023

Cancer cachexia: involvement of an expanding macroenvironment.

Benjamin R Pryce, David J Wang, Teresa A Zimmers, Michael C Ostrowski, Denis C Guttridge

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Article in Cancer cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin R PryceDepartment of Pediatrics, Darby Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
David J WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Darby Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Teresa A ZimmersDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Melvin and Bren Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Michael C OstrowskiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Denis C GuttridgeDepartment of Pediatrics, Darby Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Electronic address: guttridg@musc.edu.
Medical University of South Carolina · USIndiana University Health · US

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis ProgramP30CA082709 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI Sara K Quinney · 1999 to 2026
$59.3M
Translational Science Laboratory Shared ResourceP30CA138313 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI Jian Ouyang · 2009 to 2026
$42.7M
The role of the macroenvironment in pancreatic cancer-induced cachexiaP01CA236778 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI NEELON, BRIAN · 2021 to 2025
$9.7M
NF-kB Regulation of the Muscle Microenvironment in Cancer CachexiaR01AR072714 · NIAMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI GUTTRIDGE, DENIS C · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Manipulation of STAT3 Signaling for Muscle Preservation in Cancer CachexiaR01CA122596 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ZIMMERS, TERESA A · 2010 to 2015
$1.6M
PQB3: Mechanisms & Targeting of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Muscle Wasting of Cancer CachexiaR01CA194593 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI ZIMMERS, TERESA A · 2015 to 2018
$1.4M
BLRD VA I01 BX004177CSRD VA I01 CX002046NCI NIH HHS P01 CA236778NCI NIH HHS P30 CA082709NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138313NCI NIH HHS R01 CA122596NCI NIH HHS R01 CA194593NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072714
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced cancers often present with the cachexia syndrome that impacts peripheral tissues, leading to involuntary weight loss and reduced prognosis. The central tissues undergoing depletion are skeletal muscle and adipose, but recent findings reveal an expanding tumor macroenvironment involving organ crosstalks that underlie the cachectic state.

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CachexiaNeoplasmsHumansMuscle, SkeletalPrognosis

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PMID36868225
PMCPMC11221352
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