ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Furtermore, in patients with advanced HCC and CPS A we observed a higher concentration of Dimethylamine, some HDL subclasses, LDL_s, Albumin and a lower concentration of some HDL subclasses and LDL subclasse than in patients with advanced HCC and CPS B/C (all p < 0.05) (Table 5B).