Noorwati Sutandyo Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Colorectal cancer, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker, Endometrial cancer
Department of Internal Medicine, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Noorwati Sutandyo was working in the Department of Internal Medicine, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. He has more than 60 publications. His current research area related to osteoarthropathy
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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»