[15] reported in 1993 that the following five variables were significantly associated with shorter survival as prognostic factors in 202 bladder cancer patients treated with radiotherapy: T4 tumors, erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 30 mm/h, albumin < 35 g/l, lactate dehydrogenase > 400 U/I, and age > 75 years. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is urinary bladder carcinoma.