Runco, Daniel V.Zimmers, Teresa A.Bonetto, Andrea2023-11-012023-11-012022Runco DV, Zimmers TA, Bonetto A. The urgent need to improve childhood cancer cachexia. Trends Cancer. 2022;8(12):976-979. doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2022.07.005https://hdl.handle.net/1805/36826Clinical care and research around cancer cachexia in children is lacking. Cachexia increases treatment-related toxicity and long-term morbidity and potentially affects mortality. We highlight the urgent need for specific focus on childhood cancer cachexia and discuss potential solutions to inform cachexia therapeutics for children.en-USPublisher PolicyAnimal modelsCachexiaCancer treatmentsInflammationMetabolismNutritionPediatricArticle