CRP and neoplasm: Within the univariate analysis of OS in the 250 patients, differences in several variables, including tumour differentiation (HR = 1.808; p <0.001), LNM (HR = 2.209; p < 0.001), clinical T stage (HR = 2.615; p < 0.001), PF (HR = 2.384; p < 0.001), NLR (HR = 1.384; p = 0.046), CRP (HR = 1.385; p = 0.043), and CRP/Alb (HR = 2.318; p < 0.001), exhibited statistical significance (Table 1).