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). Here, AFP is linked to liver cancer.