A retrospective study compared progression-free and overall survival of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with conventional intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer.

Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to surgery did not improve progression-free survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Among patients with platinum-sensitive peritoneal ...

Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it spreads to other areas. In its late stages, it's harder to treat. Now there's an unconventional treatment being used to get rid of it. When her stomach ...

In over 400 women at first epithelial ovarian cancer recurrence, those who received HIPEC had a median OS of 54.3 months compared with 45.8 months for those who did not (HR 0.73, 95% CI 0.56-0.96, P=0 ...

FOX CHASE (WPVI) -- HIPEC is an often overlooked form of chemotherapy, with a long track record. It's improving survival rates in some abdominal cancers, however, some patients and doctors may not ...

SCS combined with HIPEC may improve overall survival in PSROC patients compared to SCS alone, with a statistically significant benefit observed. The risk of severe complications, including anemia and ...

“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 ...

Onvansertib in Combination With Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Second-Line Treatment of KRAS-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Arm, Phase II Trial This was a multicenter randomized phase ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

Interest in the intraperitoneal delivery of chemotherapy to patients with ovarian cancer with minimal residual disease following initial cytoreductive surgery has been rekindled with the recent ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Just when Becky Kirby found love, she got the diagnosis. Kirby and her husband were returning from a one-year anniversary trip when she felt the pain in her abdomen that ...