Novel therapies to treat muscle wasting in cancer

治疗癌症肌肉萎缩的新疗法

• 批准号: nhmrc : 1041865
• 负责人: Dr Kate Murphy
• 金额: $ 39.3万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/novel-therapies-treat-wasting-cancer/111405
• 关键词: Novel; therapies; treat; muscle; wasting

Cancer cachexia is a devastating disease characterised by muscle wasting, weakness and fatigue. It impairs patient quality of life and accounts for >20% of cancer-related deaths. This project will identify factors responsible for cancer cachexia and develop new strategies to alleviate wasting and weakness in cancer patients, to improve their quality of life and reduce mortality.

癌症恶病质是一种毁灭性的疾病，其特征是肌肉萎缩，虚弱和疲劳。它损害了患者的生活质量，占癌症相关死亡的20%。该项目将确定导致癌症恶病质的因素，并制定新的策略，以减轻癌症患者的消瘦和虚弱，提高他们的生活质量并降低死亡率。