Univariate analysis showed that age, hepatocirrhosis, Child‐Pugh classification, AFP, ALT, AST, GGT, ALB, NLR, LMR, PLR, MVI, clarity of tumor border, tumor diameter, number of tumors, Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage, and MVI were associated with DFS (p < 0.05). This evidence concerns the gene ALB and liver cancer.