• A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer 

      Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Brunelli, Cinzia; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Strasser, Florian; Baracos, Vickie; Wilcock, Andrew; Nabal, María; Kaasa, Stein; Laird, Barry J; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Early intervention against cachexia necessitates a predictive model. The aims of this study were to identify predictors of cachexia development and to create and evaluate accuracy of a predictive model based ...
    • Combining optimal nutrition and exercise in a multimodal approach for patients with active cancer and risk for losing weight: Rationale and practical approach 

      Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Laird, Barry J; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Weight loss and functional decline is a common and detrimental consequence of cancer. The interventions that are offered to patients with weight loss and functional decline often seem haphazard and varying from center to ...
    • Food intake by Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) corresponds to energy and protein intake as well as weight change in patients with advanced cancer 

      Bye, Asta; Meli, Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Laird, Barry J; Kaasa, Stein; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background & aims The aim of this study was to test how well the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) question about food intake correlates with a well-established measurement of food intake. Furthermore, ...
    • Physical function endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 1 of the cachexia endpoints series 

      McDonald, James; Sayers, Judith; Anker, Stefan D.; Arends, Jann; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Baracos, Vickie; Brown, Leo; Bye, Asta; Dajani, Olav; Dolan, Ross; Fallon, Marie T.; Fraser, Eilidh; Griel, Christine; Grzyb, Aleksandra; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Jamal-Hanjani, Mariam; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Kaasa, Stein; McMillan, Donald; Maddocks, Matthew; Philips, Iain; Ottestad, Inger; Reid, Kieran F.; Sousa, Mariana S.; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Skipworth, Richard J. E.; Solheim, Tora S; Laird, Barry J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In cancer cachexia trials, measures of physical function are commonly used as endpoints. For drug trials to obtain regulatory approval, efficacy in physical function endpoints may be needed alongside other measures. However, ...
    • A systematic review examining nutrition support interventions in patients with incurable cancer 

      Blackwood, Honor A.; Hall, Charlie C.; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Fallon, Marie; Haraldsdottir, Erna; Laird, Barry J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Purpose Recent guidelines by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) have advocated increased attention to nutritional support in all patients with cancer; however, little is known about the ...
    • Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Cachexia 

      Blum, David; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Maddocks, Matthew; Sørensen, Jonas; Laird, Barry J; Prado, Carla M.; Solheim, Tora S; Arends, Jann; Hopkinson, Jane; Jones, Christopher A.; Schlögl, Mathias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome that is common in cancer and chronic disease. It is often underdiagnosed and therefore goes untreated or undertreated. Cachexia causes suffering across biopsychosocial domains and ...