Early molecular changes predict cancer cachexia in LKB1-deleted mouse models of NSCLC
Gloriana Ndembe
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea David Re Cecconi
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFederica Palo
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDorina Belotti
Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Sala
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
Mouse & Animal Pathology Lab, Fondazione UniMi, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSelena Foroni
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEugenio Scanziani
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
Mouse & Animal Pathology Lab, Fondazione UniMi, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRosanna Piccirillo
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Massimo Broggini
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Correspondence
Massimo Broggini, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, Milan, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMirko Marabese
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGloriana Ndembe
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea David Re Cecconi
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFederica Palo
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDorina Belotti
Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Sala
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
Mouse & Animal Pathology Lab, Fondazione UniMi, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSelena Foroni
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEugenio Scanziani
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
Mouse & Animal Pathology Lab, Fondazione UniMi, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRosanna Piccirillo
Laboratory of Muscle Pathophysiology, Neuroscience Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Massimo Broggini
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Correspondence
Massimo Broggini, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, Milan, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMirko Marabese
Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Experimental Oncology Department, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGloriana Ndembe and Andrea David Re Cecconi are co-first authors.

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