HIPEC addition to SCS did not improve progression-free survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer patients. Both SCS alone and SCS with HIPEC groups exhibited similar safety profiles, ...

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who have peritoneal metastases should only be treated in a specialized referral center and given systemic chemotherapy before cytoreductive surgery with ...

Patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer did just as well with cytoreductive surgery alone as they did with surgery plus intraperitoneal chemotherapy, according to a randomized trial.

HIPEC surgery is a promising treatment option for patients with certain abdominal cancers. Surgical oncologist Erin Ward, MD, discusses which patients would be best candidates for HIPEC, explains why ...

Almost one-third of patients undergoing omentectomy for peritoneal metastases had occult omental metastases, supporting routine omentectomy prior to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic ...

The impact of cumulative toxicity on physical quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first line chemotherapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO ...

Phase I study of mFOLFOX-6, bevacizumab, and mTOR inhibitor RAD001 as first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Phase II study alternating mFOLFOX 6 and FOLFIRI (FIREFOX) plus bevacizumab ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A very specialized procedure is targeting some rare cancers. It's called HIPEC and it's a very specific type of chemotherapy done in tandem with surgery. In early 2019, ...

HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. It’s a cancer treatment that pumps warm chemotherapy drugs into your abdomen. You get one very large dose of chemotherapy, but it's not as ...