The distribution of age, gender, alpha-fetoprotein level, Child-Pugh score, type of HCC, meeting of the Milan and UCSF criteria, presence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, HBV infection, HCV infection, cirrhosis, and treatment with preoperative antiviral therapy were similar between the basiliximab and steroid group (all P>0.05; Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene AFP and Cirrhosis.