ALB and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Previously, we reported the prognostic role of a musculo-immuno-nutrition score, called the controlling nutritional status/creatine kinase (CK) score (CNKS), in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).6) Namely, CNKS is formed from a combination of the “controlling nutritional status” (CONUT; calculated by measuring the serum albumin level, lymphocyte count, and cholesterol level) and CK.