Open AccessHighlights from the 9th Cachexia Conference
Author(s) -
Ebner Nicole,
Haehling Stephan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.803
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 2190-6009
pISSN - 2190-5991
DOI - 10.1002/jcsm.12217
Subject(s) - wasting , cachexia , wasting syndrome , medicine , intensive care medicine , clinical trial , quality of life (healthcare) , muscle mass , cancer , nursing
This article highlights updates of pathways as well as pre‐clinical and clinical studies into the field of wasting disorders that were presented at the 9th Cachexia Conference held in Berlin, Germany, December 2016. This year, some interesting results from clinical trials and different new therapeutic targets were shown. This article presents the biological and clinical significance of different markers and new diagnostic tools and cut‐offs of detecting skeletal muscle wasting. Effective treatments of cachexia and wasting disorders are urgently needed in order to improve the patients' quality of life and their survival.