There are various strategies to the upfront treatment of ovarian cancer. For women in whom an optimal or complete cytoreduction of disease may not be feasible at the point of presentation, neoadjuvant ...

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 ...

“We have run out of chemotherapy options for this patient, so we have referred them for surgical evaluation to see if cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC is an option.” Clearly not all patients with PM ...

Heating chemotherapy and administering it into the abdominal cavity allows children with desmoplastic small round cell tumors to be treated with minimal side effects. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal ...

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare disease and treatment can be difficult. Cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemotherapy has been proposed as a curative treatment. To evaluate the efficacy and ...

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chemotherapy is a lifesaver in cancer treatment. But an IV isn't always the best way to deliver it. A different technique is helping make a difference for some abdominal ...

CRS-HIPEC stands for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. It’s pronounced “high-peck.” This treatment is for people with cancer that has spread to the lining of the ...

CHICAGO — Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is now an alternative to intravenous (IV) administration that "must be discussed" for women with cytoreduced ovarian cancer, several experts said here at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to cytoreductive surgery did not significantly prolong PFS or ...