Table 9.

recommended clinical tools and their application.

Clinical tool	Application
Performance Status using the ECOG Scale or the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale	Measurement of a subject's general state of psychophysical well-being
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) [16]	Multidimensional assessment of patient symptoms such as pain, tiredness, nausea, depression, anxiety, drowsiness, lack of appetite, malaise and difficulty breathing
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) [17]	Estimation of pain intensity
Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) [18]	Persistent fatigue rating scale
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) questionnaire [19]	Evaluation of patient's nutritional status
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer's Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) [20]	If needed. In the presence of a palliative care physician, to further assess needs from a palliative care perspective