Of 102 HCC patients with Child‐Pugh A scores, 30.4% and 10.8% had Child‐Pugh B and C scores, respectively, 1 month after TACE treatment.16 Multivariate analysis showed that larger tumor size, higher serum AFP, and lower serum albumin at baseline were the predictors for hepatic decompensation. Here, ALB is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.