AFP	Alpha-fetoprotein
Akt	v-Akt Murine Thymoma Viral Oncogene
ALT	alanine transaminase
ART	Assessment for Retreatment with TACE
AUC	area under the curve
BCLC	Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer
CCL	CC-chemokine ligand
CRC	colorectal carcinoma
CRP	C-reactive protein
CXCR	CXC chemokine receptors
DEN	Diethylnitrosamine
ECLIA	electrochemiluminescence immunoassay
GGT	γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase
HAP	Hepatoma arterial-embolisation prognostic
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HcPCs	HCC progenitor cells
HFD	high-fat diet
HR	hazard ratio
IL	interleukin
JAK	janus kinase
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
OR	objective response
OS	overall survival
RECIST	Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
RFA	radiofrequency ablation
ROC	receiver operator characteristics
SNACOR	tumour Size and Number, baseline Alpha-fetoprotein, Child-Pugh and Objective radiological Response
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TACE	transarterial chemoembolization