Barry J A Laird is an expert in Oncology at Oslo University Hospital (Norway). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Barry J A Laird in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Cachexia and Weight Loss, and in the top 1% of experts in Norway for Sarcopenia. Barry J A Laird has authored 205 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 9 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 793 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Barry J A Laird Oslo University Hospital Norway
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Oncology

Subspecialties: Palliative Medicine - Nutrition - Surgery

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 2008 - 2026

Source: PubMed

University of Edinburgh

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Cancer cachexia: progress, persistent challenges, and the need for alignment.
PMID 42544933 — neoplasms, palliative care, cachexia, cancer-associated cachexia
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care20260
Understanding pain in malignant mesothelioma: a prospective, longitudinal cohort study.
PMID 42288902 — quality of life, mesothelioma, pain, cohort studies, palliative care, chest pain, mesothelioma, malignant, demography, prognosis
BMC Palliat Care20260
Educational interventions for training oncology residents in palliative medicine: a rapid review of the available evidence to inform training standards in cancer care.
PMID 42234193 — communication, neoplasms, palliative medicine, palliative care
Support Care Cancer20260
Incorporating CT-Derived Body Composition analysis into the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria is associated with overall survival: findings from an international cancer cohort.
PMID 42044743 — nutrition assessment, muscles, malnutrition, neoplasms, body composition, therapeutics
J Acad Nutr Diet20260
EU JOINT ACTION: Integrating Palliative Care in the EU Cancer Agenda: Insights from JANE-2.
PMID 41692079 — pain, neoplasms, work, palliative care, education
J Pain Symptom Manage20260

Clinical Studies 9

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 2

By phase:

N/A 6
Phase 3 2
Phase 2 1

By status:

Completed 5
Recruiting 2
Unknown 2

By type:

Interventional 5
Observational 4

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 4
multicentric2to4 3
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 2

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Integrated Short Term Palliative Rehabilitation in Incurable Cancer
NCT05984797 — exercise, physical therapists, quality of life, self-management, telephone, neoplasms, multiple chronic conditions, rehabilitation, self care, signs and symptoms, occupational therapists
N/ARecruiting2024

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