IFN-based therapy included the following: IFN monotherapy (n = 12); IFN ± ribavirin (RBV) (n = 8); pegylated IFN (n = 1); and pegylated IFN ± RBV (n = 13) for the treatment of the 11 SVR-HCC patients and 23 SVR-non-HCC patients. Here, IFNA1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.