Abbreviations: BSA, bovine serum albumin; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide; EMT, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; FBS, fetal bovine serum; IL, interleukin; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; MTS, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfo-phenyl)-2H-tetrazolium; NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB; NSCLC, Non-small-cell lung cancer; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; STAT3, signal transducers and activators of transcription 3; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α. Here, ALB is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.