Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a treatment for cancers in the abdomen or belly area. This treatment delivers anti-cancer drugs directly into the peritoneal cavity, the area in the belly that contains ...
Standard chemotherapy for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer is a platinum–taxane combination. The Gynecologic Oncology Group conducted a randomized, phase 3 trial that compared intravenous paclitaxel ...
In patients with tumors confined to the peritoneal cavity, there is established pharmacokinetic and tumor biology-related evidence that intraperitoneal drug administration is advantageous. Three large ...
Adding intraperitoneal paclitaxel to intravenous paclitaxel plus oral S-1 improved overall survival in patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis, extending median survival to 19.4 months ...
The usefulness of local collagenase in therapeutic approaches to solid tumors has been tested recently. In this study, we evaluate the safety and efficacy of intraperitoneal collagenase associated or ...
In clinical practice, only a few risk factors remain that can be modified based on the decisions of patients and their physicians. The surgical decision making and chemotherapy administration choices, ...
Phase III Study of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Compared With Chemotherapy Alone in the Surgical Adjuvant Treatment of Colon Cancer: Results of Intergroup Protocol 0130 The study ...
Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is a type of ovarian cancer treatment in which chemo drugs are directly pumped into your belly cavity (also called peritoneal cavity). When you get chemo this way, it ...
HIPEC is a type of treatment for cancers that have spread within your abdomen. Doctors surgically remove the tumor and then pump heated chemotherapy drugs into your abdominal cavity. Hyperthermic ...
A second-generation intraperitoneal insulin pump — the next-generation MiniMed Implantable Insulin Pump System (MIIPS 2020), which is not yet commercially licensed but can be obtained in some cases on ...
Your treatment depends on several factors. These include where the cancer is, and your general health. You might not start treatment straight away. Your doctor closely monitors your cancer in case you ...
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 ...
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