After PSM, the predictive nomogram included Child-Pugh score (A/B), CNLC (IIa/IIb), ascites (no/yes), AFP (<400/≥ 400 μg/L), tumor size (<5/≥5 cm), anti-HCV (negative/positive), and treatment (TACE/LR) (Fig. 3B). This evidence concerns the gene AFP and neoplasm.