CRP and acute kidney injury: His serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (940 IU/L, n < 240), β2-microglobulin (4.44 ng/L, n = 0.7–1.8), d-dimer (1247 ng/mL, n < 500), C-reactive protein (CRP) (36.2 mg/L, n < 5 mg/L) and fibrinogen (3.59 g/L, n = 1.7–3.5) levels were elevated, with the biochemical features of renal failure, an ECOG performance status of 0, and Ann Arbor stage of IVA without B symptoms.