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To establish an 'at risk' category for cancer cachexia based on the AWGC components for better identification and intervention.

November 1, 2025Thoracic CancerOpen Access

Revisiting Cancer Cachexia Staging: Introducing an “At Risk” Category Based on AWGC Components

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TSTatsuma Sakaguchi KMKeisuke Maeda MYMakoto Yamasaki

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This framework identifies 'at risk' individuals by weight loss and systemic inflammation in palliative cancer, suggesting targeted interventions may improve outcomes.

Key Points

To establish an 'at risk' category for cancer cachexia based on the AWGC components for better identification and intervention.
Evaluated components like weight loss, BMI, and systemic inflammation in 364 patients with palliative cancer.
Categorized patients into non-cachectic, at risk, and cachectic groups.
Conducted survival analyses to assess prognosis across groups.
Median overall survival was not reached in non-cachectic, 381 days in at-risk, and 157 days in cachectic groups.
Weight loss and low BMI were significant for those without edema.
Anorexia, low handgrip strength, and elevated CRP predicted poor prognosis in both cohorts.

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Sakaguchi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f7dc0ce034ddc359115 https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70188

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November 1, 2025Thoracic CancerOpen Access

Revisiting Cancer Cachexia Staging: Introducing an “At Risk” Category Based on AWGC Components

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Authors

TSTatsuma Sakaguchi KMKeisuke Maeda MYMakoto Yamasaki

Discussion

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Overview

This framework identifies 'at risk' individuals by weight loss and systemic inflammation in palliative cancer, suggesting targeted interventions may improve outcomes.

Key Points

To establish an 'at risk' category for cancer cachexia based on the AWGC components for better identification and intervention.
Evaluated components like weight loss, BMI, and systemic inflammation in 364 patients with palliative cancer.
Categorized patients into non-cachectic, at risk, and cachectic groups.
Conducted survival analyses to assess prognosis across groups.
Median overall survival was not reached in non-cachectic, 381 days in at-risk, and 157 days in cachectic groups.
Weight loss and low BMI were significant for those without edema.
Anorexia, low handgrip strength, and elevated CRP predicted poor prognosis in both cohorts.

Cite This Study

Sakaguchi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f7dc0ce034ddc359115 https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70188

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