CD8A and hepatocellular carcinoma: Furthermore, the Cox proportional hazard model proved that B cells (p = 0.016), CD8+ T cells (p = 0.019), macrophage cells (p = 0.032), dendritic cells (p = 0.001) and AACS (p = 0.014) correlated with the prognosis of HCC patient significantly (Table 2).