CRP and neoplasm: The latter include serum tumour markers (e.g., CA125, HE4, CA15-3) [10, 11], indices of systemic inflammation (e.g., C-reactive protein [CRP], neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [NLR], and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio [PLR]) [12, 13], and factors implicated in venous thromboembolism (VTE) (e.g., thrombin-antithrombin III complex and D-dimer [D-D]) [14].