In the PEG group, more patients had ≥35 g/L albumin level (PEG: 98.4%, NTF: 88.9%, ONS: 81.0%, p = 0.006) and had less incidence of grade ≥3 anemia (PEG: 3.2%, NTF: 7.9%, ONS: 6.3%, p = 0.074) during treatment. Here, ALB is linked to anemia.