Since sex, age, degree of PVTT, Edmondson stage, tumor number, tumor encapsulation, tumor size, AFP level, HCV, HBsAg, HBV DNA, AST, GGT, albumin, platelet count, PT, degree of cirrhosis, and Child‐Pugh stage were potential prognostic factors for HCC patients, they were taken into consideration in the PSM analysis.23, 24 To further investigate the influence of the PVC treatment on HCC patients with PVTT after operation, the Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the prognostic factors of therapeutic outcomes of PVC. The gene discussed is AFP; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.