The Impacts of Active and Inactive Ghrelin on Cachexia and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Monotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The active ghrelin level and AIR were associated with cancer cachexia but not with patient prognosis. The function of the active and inactive forms of ghrelin may differ in cancer patients. The form of ghrelin should be clearly mentioned in relevant studies on cancer cachexia.
Authors
- Tetsuro Sasada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-8833)
- Kenta Murotani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-9365)
- Koichi Azuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-5856)
- Tomoaki Hoshino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0459-4913)
- Akihiko Kawahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4081-2519)
- Yuuya Nishii
- Takaaki Tokito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-2287)
- Goushi Matama
- Daiki Murata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-5046)
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization (JP)
- Kurume University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000543425
- Primary Topic
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00