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h-index: 20
Works: 57
Citations: 1,860

Most-cited papers

Muscle wasting in cancer.
N. Johns, N. Stephens, K. Fearon
2013International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology192 citations Open access
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Using transcriptomics to identify and validate novel biomarkers of human skeletal muscle cancer cachexia
N. Stephens, I. Gallagher, O. Rooyackers, R. Skipworth +7 more
2010Genome Medicine164 citations Open access
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Intramyocellular lipid droplets increase with progression of cachexia in cancer patients
N. Stephens, R. Skipworth, A. Macdonald, C. Greig +2 more
2011Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle143 citations Open access
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Relationship between sedentary behaviour, physical activity, muscle quality and body composition in healthy older adults.
S. Chastin, E. Ferriolli, N. Stephens, K. Fearon +1 more
2012Age and Ageing142 citations
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Cancer cachexia associates with a systemic autophagy-inducing activity mimicked by cancer cell-derived IL-6 trans-signaling
K. Pettersen, S. Andersen, Simone Degen, Valentina Tadini +19 more
2017Scientific Reports118 citations Open access
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Enhanced ZAG production by subcutaneous adipose tissue is linked to weight loss in gastrointestinal cancer patients
T. Mráček, N. Stephens, Dan Gao, Yi Bao +6 more
2011British Journal of Cancer115 citations Open access
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Suppression of Skeletal Muscle Turnover in Cancer Cachexia: Evidence from the Transcriptome in Sequential Human Muscle Biopsies
I. Gallagher, N. Stephens, A. Macdonald, R. Skipworth +5 more
2012Clinical Cancer Research95 citations
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Sexual dimorphism modulates the impact of cancer cachexia on lower limb muscle mass and function.
N. Stephens, Calum D. Gray, A. Macdonald, B. Tan +5 more
2012Clinical Nutrition95 citations
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Clinical Classification of Cancer Cachexia: Phenotypic Correlates in Human Skeletal Muscle
N. Johns, S. Hatakeyama, N. Stephens, M. Degen +8 more
2014PLoS ONE85 citations Open access
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Cachexia, survival and the acute phase response
N. Stephens, R. Skipworth, K. Fearon
2008Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care84 citations
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Phase I/II trial of formoterol fumarate combined with megestrol acetate in cachectic patients with advanced malignancy
C. Greig, N. Johns, Calum D. Gray, A. Macdonald +6 more
2014Supportive Care in Cancer72 citations
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Habitual Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Is Normal in Patients with Upper GI Cancer Cachexia
A. Macdonald, N. Johns, N. Stephens, C. Greig +5 more
2014Clinical Cancer Research69 citations Open access
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Evaluating potential biomarkers of cachexia and survival in skeletal muscle of upper gastrointestinal cancer patients
N. Stephens, R. Skipworth, I. Gallagher, C. Greig +3 more
2015Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle68 citations Open access
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New genetic signatures associated with cancer cachexia as defined by low skeletal muscle index and weight loss
N. Johns, Cynthia Stretch, B. Tan, T. Solheim +15 more
2016Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle64 citations Open access
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A novel oral tracer procedure for measurement of habitual myofibrillar protein synthesis.
A. Macdonald, A. Small, Carolyn A. Greig, H. Husi +4 more
2013Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry58 citations
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The relationship between hospital volume and post-operative mortality rates for upper gastrointestinal cancer resections: Scotland 1982-2003.
R. Skipworth, R. Parks, N. Stephens, C. Graham +3 more
2010European Journal of Surgical Oncology52 citations
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Magnetic resonance imaging with k-means clustering objectively measures whole muscle volume compartments in sarcopenia/cancer cachexia.
Calum D. Gray, T. MacGillivray, Clare Eeley, N. Stephens +3 more
2011Clinical Nutrition47 citations
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Plasma Metabolomics Identifies Lipid and Amino Acid Markers of Weight Loss in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
Janice Miller, Ahmed M. Alshehri, M. Ramage, N. Stephens +6 more
2019Cancers29 citations Open access
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Proteomic analysis of urinary upper gastrointestinal cancer markers
H. Husi, N. Stephens, A. Cronshaw, A. Macdonald +4 more
2011PROTEOMICS - Clinical Applications26 citations
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Frequency of the mitochondrial DNA 4977bp deletion in oesophageal mucosa during the progression of Barrett's oesophagus.
B. Tan, R. Skipworth, N. Stephens, N. Wheelhouse +5 more
2009European Journal of Cancer22 citations Open access
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New Developments in Gastric Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
K. Exarchou, N. Stephens, A. Moore, N. Howes +1 more
2022Current Oncology Reports19 citations Open access
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Anorexia, cachexia and nutrition
N. Stephens, K. Fearon
200818 citations
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Muscle protein kinetics in cancer cachexia
N. Johns, N. Stephens, T. Preston
2012Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care17 citations Open access
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The Human Urinary Proteome Fingerprint Database UPdb
H. Husi, J. Barr, R. Skipworth, N. Stephens +5 more
2013International Journal of Proteomics15 citations Open access
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Cross sectional imaging of truncal and quadriceps muscles relates to different functional outcomes in cancer
A. Macdonald, Janice G. Miller, M. Ramage, Carolyn A. Greig +5 more
2019Clinical Nutrition13 citations Open access
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Programmed cell death 6 interacting protein (PDCD6IP) and Rabenosyn‐5 (ZFYVE20) are potential urinary biomarkers for upper gastrointestinal cancer
H. Husi, R. Skipworth, A. Cronshaw, N. Stephens +4 more
2015PROTEOMICS - Clinical Applications13 citations Open access
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Cancer cachexia associates with a systemic autophagy-inducing activity mimicked by cancer cell-derived IL-6 trans-signaling
K. Pettersen, S. Andersen, Simone Degen, Valentina Tadini +19 more
2017Scientific Reports9 citations Open access
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
I. Gallagher, A. Macdonald, N. Stephens, Calum D. Gray +9 more
20119 citations
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4th Cachexia Conference
N. Stephens, R. Skipworth, C. Greig, Calum D. Gray +2 more
20073 citations
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Pilot Phase II Trial of Formoterol Fumarate Combined with Megestrol Acetate in Patients with Advanced Malignancy
C. Greig, Calum D. Gray, N. Johns, A. Macdonald +6 more
20112 citations
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Multiple intraabdominal abscesses after endoluminal bariatric surgery: case report and literature review.
O. Farhan-Alanie, H. Ben Younes, N. Stephens
2014Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases1 citations
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PP083-SUN CT DERIVED MEASURES OF MUSCLE MASS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL ABILITY BUT NOT STRENGTH AND POWER IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GI CANCER
A. Macdonald, N. Stephens, C. Greig, Calum D. Gray +2 more
20131 citations
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SURGICAL RESECTION RELINQUISHES SUPPRESSION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE TURNOVER IN CANCER PATIENTS
N. Stephens, I. Gallagher, A. Macdonald, R. Skipworth +5 more
20121 citations
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Skeletal muscle Akt in upper gastrointestinal cancer patients and its potential as a biomarker of cachexia
N. Stephens, I. Gallagher, J. Ross, K. Fearon
20121 citations
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Human cancer cachexia - pathway analysis and identification of novel biomarkers in skeletal muscle
N. Stephens, I. Gallagher, B. Tan, O. Rooyackers +6 more
20101 citations
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Extra-Abdominal Fibromatosis: A Case Report
N. Stephens, F. Ahsan, D. Murray, A. Hussain +1 more
2003Ear, nose, & throat journal1 citations Open access
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Correction: Clinical Classification of Cancer Cachexia: Phenotypic Correlates in Human Skeletal Muscle
N. Johns, Shinji Hatakeyama, N. Stephens, Martin Degen +8 more
2024PLoS ONE0 citations Open access
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Edinburgh Research Explorer Clinical classification of cancer cachexia
N. Johns, Shinji Hatakeyama, N. Stephens, Martin Degen +8 more
20170 citations
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University of Birmingham Evaluating potential biomarkers of cachexia and survival in skeletal muscle of upper gastrointestinal cancer patients
N. Stephens, R. Skipworth, I. Gallagher, C. Greig +3 more
20170 citations
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Ken Fearon.
Richard J. E. Skipworth, N. Stephens, N. Johns, D. Guttridge +3 more
2016Cell Metabolism0 citations Open access
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HabitualMyo fi brillarProteinSynthesis IsNormal in Patients with Upper GI Cancer Cachexia
A. Macdonald, N. Johns, N. Stephens, C. Greig +5 more
20150 citations
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degradation in adult rat diaphragm muscle The effect of denervation on protein synthesis and
G. Sieck, H. Argadine, N. Hellyer, C. Mantilla +16 more
20150 citations
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Molecular biomarker discovery and physiological assessment of skeletal muscle in cancer cachexia
N. Stephens
20140 citations
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Sarcopenic muscle shows distinct sex differences at the transcriptional level
I. Gallagher, A. Macdonald, N. Stephens, Calum D. Gray +9 more
20110 citations
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PP050-SUN UPPER AND LOWER LIMB MUSCLE MASS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR UPPER Gl CANCER
A. Macdonald, M. Esposito, Calum D. Gray, N. Stephens +2 more
20110 citations
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PP049-SUN LOSS OF FAT FREE MASS OCCURS DURING NEO-ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR UPPER Gl CANCER
A. Macdonald, N. Stephens, M. Esposito, J. Ross +4 more
20110 citations
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PP071-MON PRE-OPERATIVE WEIGHT LOSS INFLUENCES RECOVERY FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY CURATIVE RESECTION IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER
N. Stephens, A. Macdonald, R. Skipworth, C. Greig +1 more
20110 citations
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PP069-MON IMPACT OF CANCER-ASSOCIATED WEIGHT-LOSS ON LOWER LIMB MUSCLE MASS AND FUNCTION
N. Stephens, Calum D. Gray, A. Macdonald, B. Tan +5 more
20110 citations
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Lack of association between Glucocorticoid Receptor and 11beta‐HSD1 expression and muscle function in healthy older men and women
I. Gallagher, P. Hyde, N. Stephens, Calum D. Gray +4 more
20110 citations
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PP048-SUN CAN BASELINE MUSCLE MASS BE PREDICTED IN WEIGHT STABLE PATIENTS WITH CANCER?
A. Macdonald, N. Stephens, C. Greig, H. Husi +2 more
20110 citations
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