ALB and neoplasm: After adjusting other confounding factors, a stepwise multivariate Cox proportional hazards model revealed that tumor size (HR, 1.786; 95% CI, 1.354–2.356; P < 0.001), TNM stage (HR, 1.802; 95% CI, 1.420–2.287; P < 0.001), albumin (HR, 1.448; 95% CI, 1.126–1.891; P = 0.004), and ALRI (HR, 1.872; 95% CI, 1.420–2.467; P < 0.001) were identified as independent predictive factors of OS (Table 2).