| ADV | adefovir |
| AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein |
| BCLC | Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer classification |
| CHB | chronic hepatitis B |
| CHC | chronic hepatitis C |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte antigen 4 |
| DAA | direct acting antiviral agents |
| DFS | disease free survival |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ETV | entecavir |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HBV-HCC | HBV related HCC |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HCV-HCC | HCV related HCC |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IFN | interferon |
| LAM | lamivudine |
| MAIT | mucosal associated invariant T |
| NK | natural killer cell |
| Nuc | nucleos(t)ide analogues |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| Peg-IFN | pegylated interferon |
| RCT | randomized control trial |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| RFS | recurrence-free survival |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SVR | sustained virologic response |
| TAF | tenofovir alafenamide |
| TDF | tenofovir disoproxil fumarate |
| TERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TDF-β | transforming growth factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell. |