Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	110049
Country	Saudi Arabia

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Albumin-bilirubin score reflects the extent of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with direct-acting antivirals
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohammed Ewid, Hossam Sherif, Nazmus Saquib, Ammar Mohammed Alammari, Amro Abdelaziz Mohammed Ismail, Mohammed H Alkahlot, Ziyad T Ahmed, Faisal Zain Mohammed Al-Zabidi and Nawaf Al Mutiri
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Corresponding Author	Mohammed Ewid, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Post Office Box 777, Bukaryiah 51941, Saudi Arabia. drmohammedowid@gmail.com
Key Words	Albumin-bilirubin score; Direct-acting antiviral agents; Chronic hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis; Liver function
Core Tip	The albumin-bilirubin score is a simple and reproducible score that showed significant improvement following direct-acting antivirals treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Moreover, it predicted advanced liver fibrosis with a sensitivity of 60% and a specificity of 83% at a cut-off value of -2.38. Accordingly, it could be utilized to monitor liver function and to determine the extent of liver fibrosis among those patients.
Citation	Ewid M, Sherif H, Saquib N, Alammari AM, Ismail AAM, Alkahlot MH, Ahmed ZT, Al-Zabidi FZM, Al Mutiri N. Albumin-bilirubin score reflects the extent of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with direct-acting antivirals. World J Hepatol 2025; In press

Received	2025-05-30 06:19
Peer-Review Started	2025-05-30 06:19
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Return for Revision	2025-06-12 07:54
Revised	2025-06-25 23:08
Second Decision	2025-08-15 02:54
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-08-15 08:53
Articles in Press	2025-08-15 08:53
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-07-15 17:03
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