C‐reactive protein (CRP), albumin, lymphocytes, and cholesterol are measured in usual clinical practice, and these parameters have been evaluated using the Glasgow Prognostic Score, which consists of CRP and albumin and predicts the survival of CRC patients6; nutritional scoring systems, prognostic nutritional index,7 and controlling nutritional status8 have also been associated with prognosis for cancer patients. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is cancer.