When baseline levels of CRP and NLR were analyzed for tumor response, there were more non-responders in the group with serum CRP > 6.3 mg/L and NLR > 2.3, whereas there were more good responders in the group with both baseline serum CRP ≤ 6.3 mg/L and NLR ≤ 2.3 (p < 0.001; Figure 3A). Here, CRP is linked to neoplasm.