ANGPTL4 and cancer: Since understanding the association between ANGPTL-4 and inflammatory factors may suggest an important therapeutic target in the cancer cachexia, and the existence of an important cross talk between adipose tissue and tumor, the present study aimed to analyze ANGPTL-4 levels in plasma, tumor and adipose tissue from colorectal cancer patients with a stable weight and those with cachexia and evaluate the association of ANGPTL-4 in the inflammatory process.