These compounds consistently modulate critical inflammation-driven signaling pathways, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, NF-κB, JAK/STAT, Wnt/β-catenin, and MAPK, resulting in apoptosis induction, cell cycle arrest, inhibition of angiogenesis, and reduced invasion and metastasis in multiple HCC models. This evidence concerns the gene AKT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma.