MAP1LC3A and neoplasm: In the univariate analyses, small tumor size (p<0.001), BCLC stages 0 and A (p<0.001), TNM stages I and II (p<0.001), Edmondson–Steiner Grades I and II (p=0.008), Child–Pugh class A (p=0.028), positive LC3 expression (p=0.039), and low serum AST (p=0.016) were significantly correlated with longer OS, retrospectively (Table 2).