Sex, ECOG PS, BMI, weight loss, smoking history, leukocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, platelets, total protein, prealbumin, albumin, globulin, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, triglycerides, cholesterol, creatinine, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and glucose were not significantly different between the two tumor types. This evidence concerns the gene TTR and neoplasm.