Journal of Clinical & Experimental OncologyISSN: 2324-9110

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Cita Herawati Author

Subjects of specialization
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Breast cancer, Facial tumour, Endometrial cancer

Affiliation
Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Biography

Cita Herawati was workig in the Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. He has more than 40 publications. His current research area related to osteoarthropathy


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Expression of Circulating Mir-206 in Patients with Lung and Head and Neck Cancers and its Association with Cancer Cachexia

Author(s):

Noorwati Sutandyo, Ririn Hariani, Puspita Eka Wuyung, Agus Rahmadi, Achmad Mulawarman, Cita Herawati and Ramadhan Ramli

Background: cancer cachexia is a common problem found in advanced stage cases. Pathophysiology of cachexia is complicated, involving cytokines and regulator molecules such as microRNA (miRNA). MiR-206, a specific miRNA in skeletal muscle cells was thought to play important role in regulating skeletal muscle loss but have not been studied well in cachectic patients.

Objective: to evaluate the clinical significance of circulating miR-206 in cancer patients presenting with cancer cachexia.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta between September and December 2015. Patients enrolled were lung and... view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9110.1000191

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