The model of Atzpodien et al (2003) based on the same data set but using the log-rank test for categorical variables and a score based on Cox proportional hazards model, had in common the predictors CRP, neutrophils and bone metastases; however, they excluded age, lymph node metastases and liver metastases and included instead LDH, time from diagnosis to metastatic disease, and number of metastatic sites. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and metastatic neoplasm.