CRP and gastric adenocarcinoma: The search utilized a combination of keywords, including “CAR,” “CRP to Albumin ratio,” “CRP/Albumin,” “GC,” “Gastric Cancer,” “Gastric Adenocarcinoma,” “Gastroesophageal Cancer,” and “Survival.” These terms were employed both independently and in various logical combinations using “OR” and “AND” to ensure the retrieval of the maximal number of relevant articles.