AFP and neoplasm: After backward elimination and model selection based on AIC, six prognostic indicators, including age (>60 vs. ≤60 year: HR, 1.48; 95%CI, 1.02–2.15), BCLC stage (B vs. 0/A: HR, 1.50; 95%CI, 1.05–2.14; C vs. 0/A: HR, 3.08; 95%CI, 2.22–4.28), tumor size (>5 vs. ≤5 cm: HR, 1.42; 95%CI, 1.05–1.91), serum prealbumin (HR, 0.99; 95%CI, 0.98–1.00), ALT (>40 vs. ≤40 U/L: HR, 1.54; 95%CI, 1.17–2.03), and AFP (>400 vs. ≤400 ng/mL: HR, 1.41; 95%CI, 1.06–1.88) were included in the final model (AIC = 2189.3) for the construction of the nomogram.