ALB and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Numerous routine blood parameters have been demonstrated as SIR-related biomarkers such as circulating white blood cells (WBC), absolute neutrophil counts (ANC), platelet counts (PLT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), albumin (ALB), and even neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) [14], which were associated with poor prognosis in several malignant solid tumors, including NSCLC [15].