Moreover, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that without received TACE (P = 0.035), high AFP level (P = 0.030), larger tumor size (P = 0.002), multiple tumor (P < 0.001), satellite nodule (P = 0.007) and vascular invasion (P < 0.001) were positively associated with shorter OS in HCC patients (Table 2). Here, AFP is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.