| AAs | Amino Acids |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase |
| ADAMs | A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease |
| Akt | Serine/threonine protein kinase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated Protein Kinase |
| APC | Adenomatous Polyposis Coli |
| AT/WAT | Adipose Tissue/White AT |
| ATGL | Adipose Triglyceride Lipase |
| CAAs | Cancer-associated Adipocytes |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated Fibroblasts |
| C26 | Colon Adenocarcinoma 26 Cells |
| CC | Cancer Cachexia |
| CCL2/MCP-1 | Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 2/Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 |
| CCL3/MIP-1α | Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 3/Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 α |
| CD3, -4, -8 | Cluster of Differentiation 3, -4, -8 |
| CIFs | Cachexia-inducing Factors |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CPT-1 | Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| CRP | C-reactive Protein |
| CSS | Cancer-specific Survival |
| CXCL8/IL-8 | Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 8/Interleukin 8 |
| DCs | Dendritic Cells |
| DFS | Disease Free Survival |
| ECs | Endothelial Cells |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal Growth Factor |
| eIF2 | Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 |
| EMT | Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition |
| ERK | Extracellular-regulated Kinase |
| FADD | FAS-associated Death Domain |
| FFA | Free Fatty Acid |
| Fn14 | Receptor of the TWEAK |
| FOXQ1 | Forkhead Box Q1 Protein |
| FSP1 | Fibroblast-specific Protein 1 |
| FSTL1 | Follistatin-related Protein 1 |
| G(M)-CSF | Granulocyte(Macrophage)-Colony-stimulating Factor |
| GPIHBP1 | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored High-density Lipoprotein Binding Protein 1 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 alpha |
| HMGB1 | High Mobility Group Box 1 |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive Lipase |
| IFN-α, β, γ | Interferon alpha, beta, gamma |
| IGF1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 |
| s(IL-)2R, IL-1R1 | Soluble (Interleukin) 2 Receptor; IL-1Receptor type I |
| IP-10 | Interferon gamma-induced protein 10/CXCL10 |
| JAK2 | Janus Kinase 2 |
| LIF | Leukemia Inhibitory Factor |
| LMR | Lymphocyte:Monocyte Ratio |
| mABs | Monoclonal Antibody |
| MAFbx | Muscle Atrophy F-box |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase |
| MDSCs | Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells |
| MEK1/2 | Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAP2K, MEK, MAPKK) |
| mGPS | Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score |
| MLNs | Mesenteric Lymph Nodes |
| MSI-H | High Microsatellite Instability |
| MSS | Microsatellite Stability |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 |
| MuRF1 | Muscle RING-finger 1 |
| MyoD | Myoblast Determination Protein 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor kappa B |
| NK | Natural Killer Cells |
| NLR | Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio |
| NOS2 | Nitric Oxidase Synthase 2 |
| OS | Overall Survival |
| PBMCs | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Death-Ligand 1 |
| PGE2/EP2 | Prostaglandin E2 Receptor 2 Subtype |
| PIF | Proteolysis-inducing Factor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase |
| PP | Peyer’s Patches |
| RAGE | Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products |
| RANTES | Regulated on Activation, Normal T-cell Expressed and Secreted |
| RFS | Recurrence-free Survival |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SDS-MYL1 | Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Soluble Myosin Light Chain 1 |
| SII | Systemic Inflammatory Index |
| SIR | Systemic Inflammatory Response |
| SMI | Skeletal-Muscle Index |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 |
| SSAT | Spermidine/Spermine N-1 Acetyl Transferase |
| STAT1, -3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Protein 1, 3 |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated Macrophages |
| TANs | Tumor-associated Neutrophils |
| TGF-β | Tumor Growth Factor beta |
| TIICs | Tumor-infiltrating Immune Cells |
| TILs | Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| TNF-α, TNFR2 | Tumor Necrosis Factor α/TNF Receptor 2 |
| Treg | Regulatory T Cells |
| TWEAK | TNF-like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis |
| UPC1 | Uncoupling Protein 1 |
| UPS | Ubiquitin-proteasome System |
| VEGF-A | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A |
| WBC | White Blood Cells |
| Wnt | Wnt (gene wingless + integrated or int-1) Family Member |
| ZAG | Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein |