Stemness and hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal profiles guide peritoneal dissemination of malignant mesothelioma and pseudomyxoma peritonei

International Journal of Cancer 2024 August 15 [Link] Nayana Lazzari, Giulia Rigotto, Barbara Montini, Paola Del Bianco, Elena Moretto, Federica Palladino, Rocco Cappellesso, Marco Tonello, Carola Cenzi, Antonio Scapinello Maria Assunta Piano, Carlo Riccardo Rossi, Piero Dalerba, Pierluigi Pilati, Antonio Sommariva, Maria Luisa Calabrò Abstract Intrabdominal dissemination of malignant mesothelioma (MM) and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)…

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Current clinical practices of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Innovative Surgical Sciences 2024 March 14 [Link] Miklos Acs, Maximilian Babucke, Maximilian Jusufi, Zsolt Kaposztas, Przemyslaw Slowik, Matthias Hornung, Hans J Schlitt, Ivan Panczel, Judit Hevesi, Jonas Herzberg, Tim Strate, Pompiliu Piso Abstract Treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies makes physicians face demanding and new-fangled problems, as there are many uncertain aspects considering the outcomes of…

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A systematic review of minimally invasive cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with peritoneal malignancy

ANZ Journal of Surgery 2024 May 15 [Link] Lauren Cohen, Faizah Alam, Michael P Flood, Helen Mohan, Anshini Jain, Glen Guerra, Alexander G Heriot, Joseph C H Kong Abstract Background: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is traditionally a maximally invasive operation with a large abdominal incision and multi-visceral resections. However, to minimize…

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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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