ALB and neoplasm: The most important prognostic factor is TMN (T: tumor extension; M: presence of distant metastasis; N: lymphnodal involvement) stage, but also several other blood-based markers could be used as outcome predictors such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, albumin-to-globulin ratio, C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio, inflammation-based index and modified Glasgow prognostic score [17,18].