Moreover, it was an independent prognostic indicator (HR, 0.512; 95 % CI, 0.282-0.927; P = 0.027), and a low level of pre-albumin was correlated with poor survival in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) who underwent gastrectomy 15. Here, ALB is linked to adenocarcinoma.