Putative targets for YFJP treatment of HCC were screened, from which 12 key targets (TP53, EGFR, EGF, CCND1, JUN, AKT1, IL6, MAPK1, VEGFA, ESR1, CASP3, and PTGS2) were obtained (Fig. 7a). Here, IL6 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.