cachexia

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Galapagos (Euronext: GLPG; OTC: GLPYY) is a drug discovery and development company with programs in bone and joint diseases, bone metastasis, cachexia, anti-infectives and metabolic diseases.

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  1. noun Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility that can occur during a chronic disease.

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  • Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced that it has selected a candidate drug to enter into pre-clinical development in the Company's cachexia (loss of weight and muscle mass) program. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Galapagos aims for once-a-day oral dosing that improves muscle mass and function, with minimal effects on hormonal status of cachexia patients. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • In its SARM program, Galapagos 'strategy has been to pursue a first indication in cachexia, with possible second indication in osteoporosis. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Existing therapies for cachexia, such as steroids and cytokine inhibitors, often have serious side effects. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • Current estimates of the market for cachexia therapies are in the range of EUR1 billion. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
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  1. Late Latin, from Greek kakhexiā : kako-, caco- + hexis, condition (from ekhein, to have; see segh- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. New Latin: see cachexy.
 

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