As shown in S1 Table and S2 Table, multivariate analysis identified that overexpression of EIF5A2 was an independent factor influencing both OS (hazard ratio 1.831, 95%CI 1.135 to 2.857, P = 0.012, S1 Table) and DFS (hazard ratio 1.880, 95%CI1.177 to 3.002, P = 0.008, S2 Table) of patients receiving curative resection for GC. Here, EIF5A2 is linked to gastric cancer.