CRP and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Both serum CRP and ALB are included in several prognostic formulas, such as the CRP-ALB ratio (CAR) 26, Osaka prognostic score (OPS) 27, C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index 3, modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) 28, and Noble and Underwood (NUn) score 29, In NSCLC, CAR, CALLY index, and mGPS have been reported as predictors for overall survival (OS) 3, 26, 28.