Oncology Letters 2020 June [Link] Guozun Zhang, Dong-Liang Yang, Guoqi Zheng, Yufei Liang Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM) is an incurable cancer strongly associated with asbestos exposure and characterised by poor prognosis. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the prognostic and predictive value of CD146 and survivin expression in MPeM. Diagnostic biopsies […]
May 22, 2020
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2020 April 19 [Link] Torphy RJ, Stewart C, Sharma P, Halpern AL, Oase K, Herter W, Bartsch C, Friedman C, Del Chiaro M, Schulick RD, Gleisner A, McCarter MD, Ahrendt SA Abstract PURPOSE:Intraoperative hyperglycemia is associated with infectious complications in general surgery patients. This study aimed to determine if the use […]
April 29, 2020
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2020 January 31 [Link] Bijelic L, Darcy K, Stodghill J, Tian C, Cannon T Abstract INTRODUCTION: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare malignancy associated with poor outcomes. Recent reports have shown longer survival with radical surgery, usually combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy. However, surgical interventions in these patients have not […]
February 11, 2020
European Journal of Cancer 2020 January 24 [Link] Auer RC, Sivajohanathan D, Biagi J, Conner J, Kennedy E, May T Abstract The purpose of the present review was to describe evidence-based indications for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), with cytoreductive surgery (CRS), in patients with a diagnosis of mesothelioma, appendiceal (including appendiceal mucinous neoplasm), colorectal, gastric, […]
February 5, 2020
Surgical Endoscopy 2019 December 2 [Link] Mercier F, Jeremie G, Alyami M, Delphine V, Vahan K, Pascal R, Sylvie I, Guillaume P, Olivier G Abstract BACKGROUND: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) provide long-term survival for low-grade pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) and multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (MM). Feasibility of laparoscopic CRS-HIPEC has been reported for […]
December 12, 2019
Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 2019 November 14 [Link] Sugarbaker PH Abstract Introduction: Peritoneal metastases of cancer remains a major cause of an adverse outcome and death following surgical treatment of malignancies that occur within the abdomen and pelvis. The administration of a chemotherapy solution directly into the peritoneal space has been used to improve […]
November 25, 2019
Pleura and Peritoneum 2019 June 27 [Link] Sgarbura O, Gourgou S, Tosi D, Bakrin N, Bouazza N, Delaine S, De Forges H, Pocard M, Quénet F Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumoral disease characterized by the diffuse involvement of the peritoneal serosa. The standard frontline treatment of MPM is cytoreductive surgery […]
August 30, 2019
American Journal of Surgery 2019 June 23 [Link] Singh B, Singh G, Alzahrani N, Morris DL Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of short and long term outcomes of diaphragm resection and repair in cyto-reductive surgery (CRS) and intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (IPC). METHODS: 1230 consecutive CRS/IPC procedures were performed between 1996 and 2018 in Sydney, Australia. […]
July 15, 2019
BMJ Open 2019 May 14 [Link] de Boer NL, van Kooten JP, Burger JWA, Verhoef C, Aerts JGJV, Madsen EVE Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon but aggressive neoplasm and has a strong association with asbestos exposure. MPM has low survival rates of approximately 1 year even after (palliative) surgery and/or systemic chemotherapy. […]
May 31, 2019
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2019 May 8 [Link] Ali YM, Sweeney J, Shen P, Votanopoulos K, McQuellon R, Duckworth K, Perry KC, Russell G, Levine EA Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is an accepted treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma. In this study, we evaluated QOL after HIPEC for peritoneal mesothelioma. METHODS: This […]
May 22, 2019