• Diagnostic criteria for cancer cachexia: reduced food intake and inflammation predict weight loss and survival in an international, multi-cohort analysis. 

      Martins, Lisa; Muscaritoli, Maurizio; Bourdel-Marchasson, I; Kubrac, C; Laird, Barry J.; Gagnon, B; Chasen, Martin; Gioulbasanis, Ioannis; Wallengren, Ola; Voss, A.C.; Goldwasser, F; Jagoe, T; Deans, Chris; Bozzetti, F; Strasser, Florian; Thoresen, Lene; Kazemi, S; Baracos, V. Elaine; Senesse, Pierre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background - Cancer-associated weight loss (WL) associates with increased mortality. International consensus suggests that WL is driven by a variable combination of reduced food intake and/or altered metabolism, the latter ...
    • New genetic signatures associated with cancer cachexia as defined by low skeletal muscle index and weight loss. 

      Johns, Neil; Stretch, C; Tan, BH; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Sørhaug, Sveinung; Stephens, NA; Gioulbasanis, Ioannis; Skipworth, RJ; Deans, DA; Vigano, Antonio A.L.; Ross, JA; Bathe, OF; Tremblay, ML; Kaasa, Stein; Strasser, Florian; Gagnon, B; Baracos, VE; Damaraju, S; Fearon, KC (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background Cachexia affects the majority with advanced cancer. Based on current demographic and clinical factors, it is not possible to predict who will develop cachexia or not. Such variation may, in part, be due to ...