MU Researcher Fights Cachexia with New Drug (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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A University of Missouri researcher is beginning to plan for clinical trials with a drug that could block cachexia, a wasting disease, from occurring in cancer patients, giving physicians additional time and treatment options.

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Nathan Hurst/University of Missouri

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