Differences In Presentation And Management Patterns In Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hcc): Data From Hcc Registry In Asia.

229Background: HCC is the 6th most common cancer worldwide with u003e 70% of cases in Asia. There is limited real-world data on the diagnosis, treatment modalities, outcomes and treatment costs in HCC. Methods: The HCC Registry in Asia (AHCC08) is a multi-country longitudinal cohort study of HCC patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2019. Target sample size is 2500 from 9 geographies: China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Thailand. We present initial data on diagnosis, etiology, stage at presentation, and treatment modalities of HCC from China [CN] (5 centers), Singapore [SG] (3 centers), South Korea [SK] (4 centers), and Japan [JP] (2 centers). Results: 657 patients (436 CN; 102 SG; 85 SK; 34 JP) were evaluated in August 2018. Patients from China were diagnosed at a younger age, while patients from Japan were diagnosed at an older age (mean age 51 years CN; 67 years SG; 58 years SK; 68 years JP). The highest proportion of regular alcohol drinkers were from Japan (...