Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	110602
Country	United States

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Redefining the albumin-bilirubin score: Predictive modeling and multidimensional integration in liver and systemic disease
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Berkay Demirors, Ramin Shekouhi, Paola Berrios Jimenez, Anjali Yadav, Guido Chiriboga, Vishal A Mahesh, Harsheen K Manaise, Jade Bowers, Angel Aguayo Merly and Emmanuel Gabriel
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Corresponding Author	Berkay Demirors, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. demirorsb2@upmc.edu
Key Words	Albumin-bilirubin score; Liver function assessment; Non-malignant liver disease; Primary biliary cholangitis; Liver transplantation; Noninvasive biomarkers; Prognostic models
Core Tip	The albumin-bilirubin score, originally designed for hepatocellular carcinoma, has emerged as an objective, cost-effective liver function assessment tool in non-malignant liver diseases. This editorial discusses its expanding role across cirrhosis, hepatitis, and transplantation, and highlights recent advances that may enhance its clinical utility.
Citation	Demirors B, Shekouhi R, Jimenez PB, Yadav A, Chiriboga G, Mahesh VA, Manaise HK, Bowers J, Merly AA, Gabriel E. Redefining the albumin-bilirubin score: Predictive modeling and multidimensional integration in liver and systemic disease. World J Gastroenterol 2025; In press

Received	2025-06-11 10:46
Peer-Review Started	2025-06-12 00:09
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Return for Revision	2025-07-03 11:08
Revised	2025-07-15 19:57
Second Decision	2025-08-14 03:14
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-08-14 13:19
Articles in Press	2025-08-14 13:19
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