ALB and splenic marginal zone lymphoma: In a multicenter study conducted by the Intergruppo Italiano Linfomi, Arcaini et al. [27] suggested, on a large series of consecutively diagnosed SMZL (309 cases), three parameters predictive for a shorter survival: hemoglobin less than 120 g/L, albumin less than 35 g/L, and LDH above normal values.