Similarly, the protective factors of survival at HPN start were as follows: a higher KPS (>50), higher oral protein intake (>20 g/day), normal albumin levels (≥3.5 g/dL), BMI (>20.5), and weight, while the predictors that decreased survival at HPN start were as follows: mGPS of 1 or 2, weight loss in the last 3 months (>15%), and being on cancer stage IV compared with II/III. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is cancer.