AXL and hepatocellular carcinoma: The multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that high Axl expression in tumors was significantly correlated with increased HCC recurrence (hazard ratio [HR]: 3.85, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.95‐5.02, P < 0.001), but high LC3 expression in tumors was significantly correlated with decreased HCC recurrence (HR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.26‐0.55, P < 0.001), as shown in Table 2.