ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Previously, the PAGE-B model was developed and validated for Caucasian CHB patients receiving NUCs for the prediction of HCC development by 5 years [125,126], but only in 2018 was a modified PAGE-B score (including additional albumin levels) developed in eastern cohorts, showing to better predict the risk of HCC in CHB Asians under NUCs compared to the PAGE-B score [127].