Multivariate analysis identified age ≥60 years, upper tumor location, T4 stage, N2-N3 stage, lymphocyte-to-CRP ratio (LCR) ≥ 8,785.7, and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) ≥ 112.9 as independent predictors of overall survival (all <i>p</i> < 0.05). Here, CRP is linked to neoplasm.