"Cachexia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.
Descriptor ID |
D002100
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MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963.500.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cachexia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cachexia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cachexia" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Pretreatment Weight Loss on Radiotherapy Utilization and Clinical Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2024 Feb 01; 47(2):49-55.
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Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle wasting precede clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Nat Commun. 2023 07 18; 14(1):4317.
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Use of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Before Durable Device Implantation in Patients With Cardiac Cachexia: Case Series. ASAIO J. 2023 07 01; 69(7):e354-e359.
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Pilot clinical trial of macimorelin to assess safety and efficacy in patients with cancer cachexia. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2023 04; 14(2):835-846.
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Supplementary Feeding of Moderately Wasted Children in Sierra Leone Reduces Severe Acute Malnutrition and Death When Compared with Nutrition Counseling: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Nutr. 2022 04; 152(4):1149-1158.
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Muscle Atrophy in CKD: A Historical Perspective of Advancements in Its Understanding. J Ren Nutr. 2023 Nov; 33(6S):S88-S92.
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Progress in the Identification and Management of Protein-Energy Wasting and Sarcopenia in Chronic Kidney Disease. J Ren Nutr. 2021 Jul; 31(4):335-339.
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Pancreatic cancer cachexia: three dimensions of a complex syndrome. Br J Cancer. 2021 05; 124(10):1623-1636.
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Diet-related interventions for cancer-associated cachexia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2021 May; 147(5):1443-1450.
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Brain metabolites in cholinergic and glutamatergic pathways are altered by pancreatic cancer cachexia. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2020 12; 11(6):1487-1500.