Linda J. McCargar

Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study

Carla M. Prado, Jessica Lieffers, Linda J. McCargar et al. · The Lancet Oncology · 2008 · 3.2K citations

Medicine, Nutrition, Oncology +17

Cancer Cachexia in the Age of Obesity: Skeletal Muscle Depletion Is a Powerful Prognostic Factor, Independent of Body Mass Index

Lisa Martin, Laura Birdsell, Neil Macdonald et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2013 · 2.7K citations

Medicine, Biostatistics, Oncology +17

A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care

Marina Mourtzakis, Carla M. Prado, Jessica Lieffers et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2008 · 2.2K citations

Medicine, Oncology, Radiology +15

Sarcopenia as a Determinant of Chemotherapy Toxicity and Time to Tumor Progression in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Capecitabine Treatment

Carla M. Prado, Vickie E. Baracos, Linda J. McCargar et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2009 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +17

Body Composition as an Independent Determinant of 5-Fluorouracil–Based Chemotherapy Toxicity

Carla M. Prado, Vickie E. Baracos, Linda J. McCargar et al. · Clinical Cancer Research · 2007 · 613 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +17