This analysis encompassed a total of nine cathepsins include cathepsin B, cathepsin E, cathepsin F, cathepsin G, cathepsin H, cathepsin L2, cathepsin O, cathepsin S, and cathepsin Z, and six digestive system tumors (HCC, PCa, BTC, CRC, GC, and EC). Here, CTSG is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.