Lamivudine treatment enabling right hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in decompensated cirrhosis

Figure 5 Clinical course of the patient. After lamivudine administration, his liver function gradually improved despite repeated treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and his indocyanine green at 15 min after injection (ICGR15) test score was 5% 4 years after initiation of lamivudine treatment. He underwent a successful right hepatectomy for HCC 5 years after beginning lamivudine treatment. alb: Albumin; PT: Prothrombin time; TACE: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation; 5-FU: 5-Fluorouracil; CDDP: Cisplatin.