Notably, cachexia can be mediated by autophagy in lung cancer patients where BCL2 adenovirus E1B 19-kDa-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) and Microtubule Associated Protein 1 Light Chain 3 Beta (LC3B) are the major players (Tardif et al., 2013). This evidence concerns the gene MAP1LC3B and lung cancer.