# Skeletal Muscle Expression of Myostatin and Cancer of Digestive System Associated Cachexia

> **NCT03172403** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne** · enrollment: 3 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cancer of Digestive System

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Height and weight
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Blood samples
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Skeletal muscle force
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Skeletal muscle index
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Muscle biopsy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03172403
- **Lead sponsor:** Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2018-08-02
- **Primary completion:** 2019-01-03
- **Final completion:** 2019-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 3 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** The study was stopped prematurely by decision of the sponsor due to lack of inclusion.
- **Last updated:** 2022-08-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03172403

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03172403, "Skeletal Muscle Expression of Myostatin and Cancer of Digestive System Associated Cachexia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03172403. Licensed CC0.

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