What does it mean?
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| BW | Body weight |
| CCRT | Concurrent chemoradiotherapy |
| CINV | Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CT | Computerized tomography |
| CTC | Common Toxicity Criteria |
| DEXA | Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| DLT | Dose-limiting toxicity |
| DOESAK / DÖSAK | German-Swiss-Austrian Working Group on Maxillofacial Tumors (Deutsch-Österreichisch-Schweizerischer Arbeitskreis für Tumoren des Kiefer- Gesichtsbereichs) |
| DRM | Disease-related malnutrition |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| ERAS | Enhanced Recovery After Surgery |
| ESPEN | European society for clinical nutrition and metabolism (formerly known as European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) |
| EPA | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| EWGSOP2 | European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 |
| FAACT | Functional Assessment of Anorexia / Cachexia Therapy |
| FFM / FFMI | Fat-free mass / Fat-free mass index |
| FSMP | Food for special medical purposes |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GPS /mGPS | Glasgow Prognostic Scale / modified Glasgow Prognostic Scale |
| HGS | Handgrip strength |
| KPS | Karnofsky Performance Status |
| MNA | Minimal Nutritional Assessment |
| MUAC | Mid-upper arm muscle circumference |
| MUAMA | Mid-upper arm muscle area |
| MUST | Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool |
| NRS-2002 | Nutritional Risk Screening |
| ONS | Oral Nutritional Supplements |
| PG-SGA | Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment |
| PS | Performance Status |
| QoL | Quality of life |
| REE | Resting energy expenditure |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| SARC-F | Questionnaire with 5 components: Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls |
| SGA | Subjective Global Assessment |
| SPPB | Short physical performance battery |
| TEE | Total energy expenditure |
| TSF | Triceps skin fold |
| TUG | Timed up-and-go test |
| VAS | Visual analogue scale |