CRP and cancer: Among these are the lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio (LCR), Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), which have gained traction in numerous cancers, including NPC [11–18].