List of abbreviations
ONS in oncology

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AbbreviationExplanation
ASPEN

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

BIA

Bioelectrical impedance analysis

BW

Body weight

CCRTConcurrent chemoradiotherapy
CINVChemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
CRPC-reactive protein
CTComputerized tomography
CTC

Common Toxicity Criteria

DEXADual energy X-ray absorptiometry
DHADocosahexaenoic Acid
DLTDose-limiting toxicity
DOESAK / DÖSAKGerman-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

ESPENEuropean society for clinical nutrition and metabolism (formerly known as European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)
EPAEicosapentaenoic acid
EWGSOP2European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2
FAACTFunctional Assessment of Anorexia / Cachexia Therapy
FFM / FFMIFat-free mass / Fat-free mass index
FSMPFood for special medical purposes
GI

Gastrointestinal

GPS /mGPSGlasgow Prognostic Scale / modified Glasgow Prognostic Scale
HGSHandgrip strength
KPS

Karnofsky Performance Status

MNAMinimal Nutritional Assessment
MUACMid-upper arm muscle circumference
MUAMAMid-upper arm muscle area
MUSTMalnutrition Universal Screening Tool
NRS-2002Nutritional Risk Screening
ONSOral Nutritional Supplements
PG-SGAPatient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment 
PSPerformance Status
QoLQuality of life
REEResting energy expenditure
RT

Radiation therapy

SARC-FQuestionnaire with 5 components: Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls
SGASubjective Global Assessment
SPPBShort physical performance battery
TEETotal energy expenditure
TSFTriceps skin fold
TUGTimed up-and-go test
VASVisual analogue scale