IL6 and cancer: Aside from being a nutritional status marker, albumin might be related to the inflammatory response.[26] Many studies have investigated the influence of the inflammatory response on bladder cancer progression and found that some inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein, play important roles in the mortality of cancer patients.[27–29] Further, some studies have found that cytokines released by tumors, such as interleukin (IL)-6, can decrease the production of albumin by blocking the production passageway.