Univariate analysis of MCT4/GLUT1 status and routine clinicopathological parameters showed that GLUT1 overexpression, MCT4 overexpression, high alpha‐fetoprotein levels, large tumor size, multiple tumors, poor BCLC stage, poor tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) stage, and microvascular invasion are unfavorable predictors of OS in patients with HCC (Table 3). Here, SLC2A1 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.