ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: In addition to CPS, the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score, which is calculated usingonly serum albumin and total bilirubin, has been developed as an objective tool toassess liver function in HCC patients.25 Of note, ALBI score facilitates a more granular discrimination of the CPS Apopulation, which resulted in the implementation of the ALBI score as astratification factor in most ongoing clinical trials.