ALB and Ascites: Univariate analysis revealed that ascites (HR, 6.016; 95% CI, 2.364–15.309; P<0.001), albumin levels (HR, 0.524; 95% CI, 0.304–0.905; P=0.020), time to local recurrence (HR, 0.948; 95% CI, 0.927–0.970, P<0.001), time to distant metastasis (HR, 0.934; 95% CI, 0.915–0.953; P<0.001), disease-free survival time (HR, 0.948; 95% CI, 0.927–0.969; P<0.001) and major CIV-1 defect (HR, 3.050; 95% CI, 1.471–6.324; P=0.003) were associated with the overall survival time (Table II).