Searches were conducted using relevant keywords such as “inflammation-based scores”, “neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio”, “NLR”, “lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio”, “LMR”, “platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio”, “PLR”, “lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio”, “LCR”, “HCC”, “liver cancer”, “chemoembolization”. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and hepatocellular carcinoma.