Of note, an elevated WγAL value demonstrated a positive correlation with the median tumor size, tumor number, TNM stage, distant metastasis, and serum ALT and AST levels in both the training and validation HCC groups, confirming that an increasing WγAL value may play an indispensable role not only in the malignant phenotype and metastasis of HCC but also in the damaging inflammation of the liver. Here, GPT is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.