ALB and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Notably, a recent meta-analysis explored the prognostic value of hematological parameters in patients with NPC, which included 23 studies comprising 23417 patients and found neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, plasma fibrinogen level, and Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) to have an impact on prognostication in NPC [29].