EZ-ALBI score predicts liver function in hepatocellular carcinoma

Key clinical point: The EZ albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score was significantly correlated with the original and more complex ALBI score as a biomarker of liver injury.

Major finding: The correlation coefficient of the EZ-ALBI score with the standard ALBI score was 0.965 (P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, factors including EZ-ALBI grade 2 and 3 were independently associated with increased mortality.

Study details: The data come from 3,794 patients newly diagnosed with HCC who were prospectively enrolled in the study and later analyzed.

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Disclosures: The study was supported by the Taipei Veterans General Hospital. The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.  

Source: Ho S-Y et al. Hepatol Res. 2021 May 26. doi:10.1111/hepr.13671.