ALB and hepatocellular carcinoma: Data from the PITER-HCV cohort in Italy [15] showed a HCC weighted cumulative incidence rate of 7.0% in cases with SVR, at 36-month FU, which was independently associated with male sex, increasing age, current alcohol use, HCV genotype 3, platelet count ≤ 120,000/μL, and albumin ≤ 3.5 g/dL.