CTSB and lip and oral cavity carcinoma: Starting from the observation that chronic inflammation and oral cancer are connected, acute phase response proteins (APPs) have been detected in the saliva of patients with OSCC, and in particular the APP Haptoglobinβ (HAPβ), α-antitrypsin (AATα), complement-C3 (C3), hemopexin (HPX), serotransferrin, transthyretin (TTR) and fibrinogen β (FIBβ) [31].