The role of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for the treatment of primary and secondary peritoneal malignancies-experience from a tertiary care center in Germany

Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery 2024 April 8 [Link] Mikko Reese, Ann-Kathrin Eichelmann, Tobias M Nowacki , Andreas Pascher, Judith C Sporn Abstract Purpose: Peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM) are commonly known to have a dismal prognosis. Over the past decades, novel techniques such as cytoreductive surgery (CRS), hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy…

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Is extereme cytoreductive surgery beneficial to survival ın malignant peritoneal mesothelioma?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica 2024 February 14 [Link] Murat Can Mollaoğlu, Ufuk Karabacak, Meriç Emre Bostancı, Turan Eray Seven, Kürşat Karadayı Abstract Introduction: Malign peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon disease that is difficult to treat. Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) are the gold standards for treating MPM. Sometimes extreme cytoreductive surgery (eCRS) is…

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2022 PSOGI Consensus on HIPEC Regimens for Peritoneal Malignancies: Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Annals of Surgical Oncology 2023 July 23 [Link] Vahan Kepenekian, Olivia Sgarbura, Frederic Marchal, Laurent Villeneuve, Shigeki Kusamura, Marcello Deraco Abstract Background: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare and aggressive primary peritoneal disease, with recommended treatment, in eligible patients, of a combination of complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). As…

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Adjuvant dendritic cell-based immunotherapy after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a phase II clinical trial

Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2023 August [Link] Michelle V Dietz, Katrien L A Quintelier, Job P van Kooten, Nadine L de Boer, Madelief Vink, Alexandra R M Brandt-Kerkhof, Cornelis Verhoef, Yvan Saeys, Joachim G J V Aerts, Marcella Willemsen, Sofie Van Gassen, Eva V E Madsen Abstract Background: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is an…

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High-Risk Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Does Metronomic Chemotherapy Have a Role?

Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 June [Link] Praveen Kammar, Niharika Garach, Aditi Bhatt, Jay Anam, Vashisth Maniar, Adwaita Gore, Sanket Mehta Abstract Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, tolerance, and efficacy of OMCT (oral metronomic chemotherapy) after CRS + HIPEC for peritoneal mesothelioma in patients with poor prognostic factors: PCI > 20, incomplete CRS, poor…

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Establishment of a Bayesian network model to predict the survival of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma patients after cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

International Journal of Hyperthermia 2023 [Link] Yan-Dong Su, Xin Zhao, Ru Ma, Yu-Bin Fu, Zhi-Ran Yang, He-Liang Wu, Yang Yu, Rui Yang, Xin-Li Liang, Xue-Mei Du, Yue Chen, Yan Li Abstract Objectives: To establish a Bayesian network (BN) model to predict the survival of patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) treated with cytoreductive surgery (CRS)…

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Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, reasons for interrupting treatment: a systematic review of the literature

Pleura and Peritoneum 2023 April 19 [Link] Anne-Cecile Ezanno, Brice Malgras, Marc Pocard Abstract Objectives: Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) gives encouraging results in the treatment of peritoneal metastasis (PM). The current recommendations require at least 3 sessions of PIPAC. However, some patients do not complete the full treatment course and stop after only 1…

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Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal mesothelioma: Canadian practices and outcomes

Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 May 30 [Link] Melina Deban, Kadhim Taqi, Gregory C Knapp, Mikael Soucisse, Matt Curry, Lucas Sidéris, Pierre Dubé, Maher Al Khaldi, Nicole Jedrzejko, Geoff Porter, Carman Giacomantonio, Trevor Hamilton, Andrea MacNeill, Lloyd Mack, Antoine Bouchard-Fortier Abstract Introduction: Peritoneal mesothelioma (PM) is a rare malignancy originating from the peritoneal lining. Cytoreductive…

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Prognostic role of CD74, CD10 and Ki-67 immunohistochemical expression in patients with diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a retrospective study

BMC Cancer 2023 May 5 [Link] Yufei Liang, Chunying Li, Yingying Liu, Liang Tian, Dongliang Yang Abstract Background: Diagnosis and treatment of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) are still challenging. The aim of the present study was to explore the correlation between CD74, CD10, Ki-67 and clinicopathological parameters, and identify independent prognostic factors of DMPM.…

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Prognostic significance of the immuno-peritoneal cancer index in peritoneal metastatic patients treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery 2023 May 6 [Link] Yasemin Yildirim, Selman Sokmen, Ali Durubey Cevlik, Tayfun Bisgin, Berke Manoglu, Funda Obuz Abstract Purpose: A valid comparison of immune function among different patients with different primary pathologies or even with different tumour burdens requires the common use of a reliable assessment of the patient’s condition. The…

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