Treatment patterns and medical costs after hepatectomy in real‐world practice for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan

Aim To examine the treatment patterns and medical costs in real‐world practice among patients who received hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Japan. Methods Data of patients who underwent hepatectomy as an initial therapy for primary HCC were extracted from a Japanese medical claims database from April 2008 to December 2019. The types of additional treatments for recurrent HCC and medical costs for up to 3 years from the first...