EPHB2 and hepatocellular carcinoma: EphB2 is overexpressed in most tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, glioma, and malignant mesothelioma (Leung et al., 2021; Wu et al., 2004; Nakada et al., 2004; Goparaju et al., 2013), and it functions as a tumor promoter.