CRP and cancer: Regarding locally advancedcervical cancer, preoperative and pre-/post-radiotherapy LDH and CRP levels havebeen found to be independent markers for OS and progression-free survival in thedefinitive and neoadjuvant setting and with a higher predictive value in humanpapillomavirus-positive cervical cancer.40, , –43 However, so far prior studieshave not focused on the evidence for a reliable transferability of this to theadjuvant situation as presented in our cohort.