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Young Kwang Chae: Cancer Cachexia Isn’t Just Wasting – it’s a Systemic “Identity Crisis” of Host Tissues
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Young Kwang Chae: Cancer Cachexia Isn’t Just Wasting – it’s a Systemic “Identity Crisis” of Host Tissues

Young Kwang Chae, Medical Oncologist, Co-Director of Developmental Therapeutics Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University, shared a post on X:

“Cancer cachexia isn’t just wasting—it’s a systemic “identity crisis” of host tissues.

AACR26 Dr. Teresa Zimmers highlights a 3-axis paradigm:

  • Inflammation
  • Dysmetabolism
  • Cell Identity

Regression Time to target identity loss, not just metabolic symptoms.”

Young Kwang Chae: Cancer Cachexia Isn’t Just Wasting - it’s a Systemic “Identity Crisis” of Host Tissues

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