Contact
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Oncology Dept
- vbaracos@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 432-8232
- Address
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1232 Cross Cancer Institute
11560 University AvenueEdmonton ABT6G 1Z2
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
cancer body composition nutrition cachexia
About
The long-term focus of my career has been the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle atrophy in an effort that encompasses fundamental and translational research, a clinical research agenda and an international network of strategic collaboration. Cancer cachexia, a debilitating condition characterized by profound atrophy of skeletal muscle is my focus since 2003. Some key publications include Baracos VE et al. Cancer-associated cachexia. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2018; 4:17105; Martin L et al. Diagnostic criteria for the classification of cancer-associated weight loss. J Clin Oncol. 2015;33(1):90-9. Fearon K et al. Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus. Lancet Oncol. 2011;12(5):489-95. Bhatt et al. 2025 Molecular subtypes of human skeletal muscle in cancer cachexia. Nature. 2025; PMID: 40931079.
I developed the use of clinical computed tomography to detect and precisely measure the muscle loss which is an integral part of cachexia. Muscle loss is strongly associated with severe chemotherapy toxicity, complications of surgery and mortality in patients with different cancers.
Featured Publications
Bhatt BJ, Ghosh S, Mazurak V, Brun AQ, Bathe O, Baracos VE, Damaraju S.
Nature. 2025 November; 646 (8086 ):973-982 10.1038/s41586-025-09502-0
Jogiat UM, Bédard A, Baracos V, Turner SR, Eurich D, Filafilo H, Bédard EL
Clin Nutr.. 2025 June; 49 10.1016/j.clnu.2025.03.017
Motamedrad M, Ebadi M, Sanchez-Fernandez N, Parente A, Dunichand-Hoedl AR, Rider E, Kneteman NM, Shapiro AMJ, Bigam D, Dajani K, Anderson B, Baracos VE, Mazurak V, Montano-Loza AJ.
JHEP Rep. . 2025 May; 7 (9):101455 10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101455
Baracos, VE
New England Journal of Medicine. 2024 December; 391 (24):2373-2376 10.1056/NEJMe2411334
Martin L., Tom M., Basualdo-Hammond C., Baracos V., Gramlich L.
JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION. 2022 August; 46 (6):1317-1325 10.1002/jpen.2348
Arribas L., Sabaté-Llobera A., Domingo M.C., Taberna M., Sospedra M., Martin L., González-Tampán A.R., Pallarés N., Mesía R., Baracos V.E.
CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2022 May; 41 (5):1059-1065 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.03.016
Boshier P.R., Klevebro F., Schmidt A., Han S., Jenq W., Puccetti F., Seesing M.F.J., Baracos V.E., Low D.E.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2022 May; 29 (9):5689-5697 10.1245/s10434-022-11754-3
Amano K., Hopkinson J., Baracos V.
CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE. 2022 May; 25 (3):167-172 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000815
Ebadi M., Tsien C., Bhanji R.A., Dunichand-Hoedl A.R., Rider E., Motamedrad M., Mazurak V.C., Baracos V., Montano-Loza A.J.
Cells. 2022 April; 11 (8):1345 10.3390/cells11081345
Ebadi M., Dunichand-Hoedl A.R., Rider E., Kneteman N.M., Shapiro J., Bigam D., Dajani K., Mazurak V.C., Baracos V.E., Montano-Loza A.J.
JHEP Reports. 2022 April; 4 (7):100495 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100495
Ebadi M., Tsien C., Bhanji R.A., Dunichand-Hoedl A.R., Rider E., Motamedrad M., Mazurak V.C., Baracos V., Montano-Loza A.J.
Cells. 2022 April; 11 (7):1216 10.3390/cells11071216
Badri P., Baracos V., Ganatra S., Lai H., Samim F., Amin M.
PLoS One. 2022 April; 17 (4 April):e0266558 10.1371/journal.pone.0266558
Martin L., Tom M., Basualdo-Hammond C., Baracos V., Gramlich L.
JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION. 2022 March; 46 (6):1317-1325 10.1002/jpen.2348
Badri P., Lai H., Ganatra S., Baracos V., Amin M.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 January; 19 (3):1297 10.3390/ijerph19031297
Bhullar A.S., Rivas-Serna I.M., Anoveros-Barrera A., Dunichand-Hoedl A., Bigam D., Khadaroo R.G., McMullen T., Bathe O., Putman C.T., Baracos V., Clandinin M.T., Mazurak V.C.
Scientific Reports. 2021 November; 11 (1):23006 10.1038/s41598-021-02269-0
Youn S., Jogiat U., Baracos V.E., McCall M., Eurich D.T., Sawyer M.B.
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2021 October; 45 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.06.029
Martin L., Muscaritoli M., Bourdel-Marchasson I., Kubrak C., Laird B., Gagnon B., Chasen M., Gioulbasanis I., Wallengren O., Voss A.C., Goldwasser F., Jagoe R.T., Deans C., Bozzetti F., Strasser F., Thoresen L., Kazemi S., Baracos V., Senesse P.
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2021 October; 12 (5):1189-1202 10.1002/jcsm.12756
Arends J., Roeland E.J., Baracos V.E.
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2021 August; 32 (8):954-956 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.06.020
Breuillard C., Moinard C., Goron A., Neveux N., De Reviers A., Mazurak V.C., Cynober L., Baracos V.E.
CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021 July; 40 (7):4560-4568 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.05.035
van Dijk D.P.J., Zhao J., Kemter K., Baracos V.E., Dejong C.H.C., Rensen S.S., Olde Damink S.W.M.
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2021 June; 12 (4):983-992 10.1002/jcsm.12723
Muscaritoli M., Arends J., Bachmann P., Baracos V., Barthelemy N., Bertz H., Bozzetti F., Hütterer E., Isenring E., Kaasa S., Krznaric Z., Laird B., Larsson M., Laviano A., Mühlebach S., Oldervoll L., Ravasco P., Solheim T.S., Strasser F., de van der Schueren M., Preiser J.C., Bischoff S.C.
CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021 May; 40 (5):2898-2913 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.02.005
Roeland E.J., Phull H., Hagmann C., Sera C., Dullea A.D., El-Jawahri A., Nelson S., Gallivan A., Ma J.D., Nipp R.D., Baracos V.E.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2021 May; 29 (5):2771-2775 10.1007/s00520-020-05730-4
Salinas-Miranda E., Deniffel D., Dong X., Healy G.M., Khalvati F., O’Kane G.M., Knox J., Bathe O.F., Baracos V.E., Gallinger S., Haider M.A.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY. 2021 May; 10.1007/s00330-021-07899-6
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