Vol 8, No 1 (January 25, 2019): Annals of Palliative Medicine (Update on Cancer Cachexia in Memory of Ken Fearon)

Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Cancer cachexia: definitions, outcomes, and treatments
Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:E1-E3
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Preface

A review of cachexia: a tribute to Ken Fearon
Mellar P. Davis, Eduardo Bruera
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:1-2
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Review Article

Cancer cachexia is defined by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass
Vickie E. Baracos, Vera C. Mazurak, Amritpal S. Bhullar
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:3-12
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Lipid metabolism in cancer cachexia
Shalini Dalal
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:13-23
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Measuring cachexia—diagnostic criteria
Rony Dev
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:24-32
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Health-related quality of life across cancer cachexia stages
Popi Kasvis, MariaLuisa Vigano, Antonio Vigano
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:33-42
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What are the criteria for response to cachexia treatment?
Jeffrey Crawford
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:43-49
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A hunger for hunger: a review of palliative therapies for cancer- associated anorexia
Daniel S. Childs, Aminah Jatoi
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:50-58
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Combination therapy in cachexia
Egidio Del Fabbro
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:59-66
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Anti-cytokines in the treatment of cancer cachexia
Bernard Lobato Prado, Yu Qian
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:67-79
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Prokinetics and ghrelin for the management of cancer cachexia syndrome
Jimi S. Malik, Sriram Yennurajalingam
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:80-85
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Sarcopenia associated with chemotherapy and targeted agents for cancer therapy
Mellar P. Davis, Rajiv Panikkar
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:86-101
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News

Annals of Palliative Medicine is now indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(1)
:102-103
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Disclosure:

The focused issue “Update on Cancer Cachexia in Memory of Ken Fearon” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Mellar P. Davis and Eduardo Bruera served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.