CRP and neoplasm: This yielded the following point distribution for a new score, which we called the “ACKT” score, ranging from 0 to 7 (Figure 2): age > 75 years (1 point); preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) value ≥ 3 (1 point); preoperative KPS ≤ 70% (2 points); tumor size > 7 cm (3 points).