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Ciftci Y, Radomski SN, Johnson BA, Johnston FM, Greer JB. Adoption of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Increases Cost of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Does not Improve Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:5390-5399. [PMID: 38777898 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15320-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to reduce length of stay (LOS) and complications. The impact of ERAS protocols on the cost of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) has not been studied. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC from 2016-2022 at a single quaternary center. Propensity score matching was used to create pre-and post-ERAS cohorts. Cost, overall and serious complications, and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) between the two cohorts were compared using the Mann-Whitney U-test for continuous variables and χ2 test for categorical variables. RESULTS Our final matched cohort consisted of 100 patients, with 50 patients in both the pre- and post-ERAS groups. After adjusting for patient complexity and inflation, the median total cost [$75,932 ($67,166-102,645) versus $92,992 ($80,720-116,710), p = 0.02] and operating room cost [$26,817 ($23,378-33,121) versus $34,434 ($28,085-$41,379), p < 0.001] were significantly higher in the post-ERAS cohort. Overall morbidity (n = 22, 44% versus n = 17, 34%, p = 0.40) and ICU length of stay [2 days (IQR 1-3) versus 2 days (IQR 1-4), p = 0.70] were similar between the two cohorts. A total cost increase of $22,393 [SE $13,047, 95% CI (-$3178 to $47,965), p = 0.086] was estimated after implementation of ERAS, with operating room cost significantly contributing to this increase [$8419, SE $1628, 95% CI ($5228-11,609), p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS CRS-HIPEC ERAS protocols were associated with higher total costs due to increased operating room costs at a single institution. There was no significant difference in ICU LOS and complications after the implementation of the ERAS protocol.
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- Yusuf Ciftci
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Stefano M, Perrina D, Vallicelli C, Ansaloni L, Fugazzola P, Coccolini F, Agnoletti V, Frassineti GL, Passardi A, Tamberi S, Framarini M, Tassinari D, Matteucci L, Sturaro C, Gallo G, Catena F. Prophylaxis and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin using hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:1185-1193. [PMID: 38599315 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal carcinomatosis significantly worsens the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. Cytoreduction + hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has shown promising results in the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis in advanced gastric cancer (AGC); however, its application remains controversial owing to the variability of the approaches used to perform it and the lack of high-quality evidence. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the role of surgery and HIPEC in the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing surgery + HIPEC vs surgery + chemotherapy for the prophylaxis of peritoneal carcinomatosis and cytoreduction + HIPEC vs chemotherapy or other palliative options for the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis. RESULTS Sixteen studies enrolling 1641 patients were included. Surgery + HIPEC significantly improved overall survival in both prophylactic (hazard ratio [HR], 0.56) and therapeutic (HR, 0.57) settings. When surgery + HIPEC was performed with prophylactic intent, the pooled 3-year mortality rate was 32%, whereas for the control group it was 55%. The overall and peritoneal recurrence rates were also reduced (risk ratio [RR], 0.59 and 0.40, respectively). No significant difference was found in morbidity between groups (RR, 0.92). CONCLUSION Based on the current knowledge, HIPEC in AGC seems to be a safe and effective tool for prophylaxis and a promising resource for the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Regarding the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis, the scarcity of large-cohort studies and the heterogeneity of the techniques adopted prevented us from achieving a definitive recommendation.
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- Mauro Stefano
- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Morgagni - Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Hospital Pharmaceutical Assistance, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Hamed A, Alaa A, Bartlett D, Alseidi A, Choudry MH, Adam M. A machine learning approach for predicting textbook outcome after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. World J Surg 2024; 48:1404-1413. [PMID: 38651936 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Peritoneal carcinomatosis is considered a late-stage manifestation of neoplastic diseases. Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) can be an effective treatment for these patients. However, the procedure is associated with significant morbidity. Our aim was to develop a machine learning model to predict the probability of achieving textbook outcome (TO) after CRS-HIPEC using only preoperatively known variables. METHODS Adult patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis and who underwent CRS-HIPEC were included from a large, single-center, prospectively maintained dataset (2001-2020). TO was defined as a hospital length of stay ≤14 days and no postoperative adverse events including any complications, reoperation, readmission, and mortality within 90 days. Four models (logistic regression, neural network, random forest, and XGBoost) were trained, validated, and a user-friendly risk calculator was then developed. RESULTS A total of 1954 CRS-HIPEC procedures for peritoneal carcinomatosis were included. Overall, 13% (n = 258) achieved TO following CRS-HIPEC procedure. XGBoost and logistic regression had the highest area under the curve (AUC) (0.76) after model optimization, followed by random forest (AUC 0.75) and neural network (AUC 0.74). The top preoperative variables associated with achieving a TO were lower peritoneal cancer index scores, not undergoing proctectomy, splenectomy, or partial colectomy and being asymptomatic from peritoneal metastases prior to surgery. CONCLUSION This is a data-driven study to predict the probability of achieving TO after CRS-HIPEC. The proposed pipeline has the potential to not only identify patients for whom surgery is not associated with prohibitive risk, but also aid surgeons in communicating this risk to patients.
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, UPMC Cancer Pavilion, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Read MD, Drake J, Hashemipour G, Powers BD, Mehta R, Sinnamon A, Pimiento JM, Dineen SP. Initial Experience Using Laparoscopic HIPEC for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis: Safety and Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:3750-3757. [PMID: 38430428 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15102-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal metastases (PM) develop in approximately 20% of patients with gastric cancer (GC). For selected patients, treatment of PM with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has shown promising results. This report aims to describe the safety and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic HIPEC for GC/PM. METHODS This retrospective cohort study evaluated patients who had GC and PM treated with laparoscopic HIPEC (2018-2022). The HIPEC involved cisplatin and mitomycin C (MMC) or MMC alone. The primary end point was perioperative safety. RESULTS The 22 patients in this study underwent 27 procedures. The mean age was 58 ± 13 years. All the patients were Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 or 1 (55 and 45%, respectively). Five patients underwent a second laparoscopic HIPEC, with a median of 126 days (interquartile range [IQR], 117-166 days) between procedures. The median peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) was 4 (IQR, 2-9), and the median hospital stay was 2 days (IQR, 1-3 days). No 30-day readmissions or complications occurred. Eight patients (36%) underwent gastrectomy (CRS ± HIPEC). After an average follow-up period of 11 months, 7 (32%) of the 22 patients were alive. The median overall survival was 11 months (IQR, 195-739 days) from the initial procedure and 19.3 months (IQR, 431-1204 days) from the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic HIPEC appears to be safe with minimal perioperative complications. Approximately one third of the patients undergoing initial laparoscopic HIPEC ultimately proceeded to cytoreduction and gastrectomy. Preliminary survival data from this highly selected cohort suggest that the addition of laparoscopic HIPEC to systemic chemotherapy does not compromise other treatment options. These initial results suggest that laparoscopic HIPEC may offer benefit to patients with GC and PM and aid in the selection of patients who may benefit from curative-intent resection.
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- Meagan D Read
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Department of Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Li AY, Sedighim S, Tajik F, Khan AM, Radhakrishnan VK, Dayyani F, Senthil M. Regional Therapy Approaches for Gastric Cancer with Limited Peritoneal Disease. J Gastrointest Cancer 2024; 55:534-548. [PMID: 38277055 PMCID: PMC11186907 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-023-00994-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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PURPOSE Despite advances in systemic therapy, outcomes of patients with gastric cancer (GC) peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) remain poor, in part because of poor penetrance of systemic therapy into peritoneal metastasis due to the plasma-peritoneal barrier and anarchic intra-tumoral circulation. Hence, regional treatment approach with administration of chemotherapy directly into the peritoneal cavity (intraperitoneal, IP) under various conditions, combined with or without cytoreductive surgery (CRS) has remained an area of significant research interest. The purpose of this review is to provide high-level evidence for regional treatment approaches in the management of GCPC with limited peritoneal disease. METHODS A review of the current literature and ongoing clinical trials for regional IP therapies for GCPC was performed. Studies included in this review comprise of phase III randomized controlled trials, non-randomized phase II studies, high-impact retrospective studies, and active ongoing clinical trials for each available IP modality. RESULTS The three common IP approaches are heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), normothermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (NIPEC) and more recently introduced, pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC). These IP approaches have been combined with systemic therapy and/or CRS with varying degrees of promising results, demonstrating evidence of improvements in survival rates and peritoneal disease control. Patient selection, optimization of systemic therapy, and completeness of cytoreduction have emerged as major factors influencing the design of contemporary and ongoing trials. CONCLUSION IP chemotherapy has a clear role in the management of patients with GCPC, and when combined with CRS in appropriately selected patients has the potential to significantly improve survival. Ongoing and upcoming IP therapy clinical trials hold great promise to shape the treatment paradigm for GCPC.
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- Amy Y Li
- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 Chapman Ave, Ste 7400, 92868, Orange, CA, USA.
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Gurusamy K, Leung J, Vale C, Roberts D, Linden A, Tan XW, Taribagil P, Patel S, Pizzo E, Davidson B, Saunders M, Aziz O, O'Dwyer ST. Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for people with peritoneal metastases from colorectal, ovarian or gastric origin: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. World J Surg 2024; 48:1385-1403. [PMID: 38658171 DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is uncertainty in the relative benefits and harms of hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) when added to cytoreductive surgery (CRS) +/- systemic chemotherapy or systemic chemotherapy alone in people with peritoneal metastases from colorectal, gastric, or ovarian cancers. METHODS We searched randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the medical literature until April 14, 2022 and applied methods used for high-quality systematic reviews. FINDINGS We included a total of eight RCTs (seven RCTs included in quantitative analysis as one RCT did not provide data in an analyzable format). All comparisons other than ovarian cancer contained only one trial. For gastric cancer, there is high uncertainty about the effect of CRS + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy. For stage III or greater epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing interval cytoreductive surgery, CRS + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy probably decreases all-cause mortality compared to CRS + systemic chemotherapy. For colorectal cancer, CRS + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy probably results in little to no difference in all-cause mortality and may increase the serious adverse events proportions compared to CRS +/- systemic chemotherapy, but probably decreases all-cause mortality compared to fluorouracil-based systemic chemotherapy alone. INTERPRETATION The role of CRS + HIPEC in gastric peritoneal metastases is uncertain. CRS + HIPEC should be standard of care in women with stage III or greater epithelial ovarian cancer undergoing interval CRS. CRS + systemic chemotherapy should be standard of care for people with colorectal peritoneal metastases, with HIPEC given only as part of a RCT focusing on subgroups and regimes. PROSPERO REGISTRATION CRD42019130504.
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- The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Cancer Studies, University of Manchester, London, UK
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- The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Cancer Studies, University of Manchester, London, UK
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Torun BC, Sobutay E, Akbulut OE, Saglam S, Yilmaz S, Yonemura Y, Canbay E. Important Predictive Factors for the Prognosis of Patients With Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2024:10.1245/s10434-024-15499-z. [PMID: 38806761 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15499-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study investigated predictive factors for patients with peritoneal metastases of gastric cancer (PMGC) who underwent conversion cytoreductive surgery (C-CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) after responding to induction chemotherapy (laparoscopic HIPEC [LHIPEC]) followed by concomitant systemic and intraperitoneal chemotherapy (bidirectional intraperitoneal and systemic chemotherapy [BIC]). METHODS Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed for 62 patients with PMGC between January 2017 and December 2022. The patients underwent LHIPEC and BIC induction chemotherapy using intraperitoneal docetaxel (30 mg/m2) and cisplatin (30 mg/m2), and intravenous chemotherapy for three cycles. The predictive parameters for progression-free and overall survival were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses. The optimal cutoff values for Ki-67 parameters were assessed using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS The study retrospectively examined 36 (58 %) of 62 patients who responded to induction therapy and underwent C-CRS or HIPEC. A Ki-67 index lower than 10 (p = 0.000), lymph node involvement (LNI) less than 2 (p = 0.039), and an omental lesion size score lower than 0.5 cm (p = 0.002) were predictive of recurrence-free and overall survival in addition to completeness of cytoreduction and the peritoneal cancer index. Cox regression analysis showed that the independent factors associated with recurrence-free survival were decreased Ki-67 expression (≥10 % vs <10 %) (hazard ratio [HR] 4.7; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.6-5.210; p = 0.020) and LNI higher than 2 (HR 1.92; 95% CIS 0.923-4.0; p = 0.023). CONCLUSIONS Lymph node involvement and decreased Ki-67 expression are independent predictive factors of recurrence-free survival for patients with PMGC after induction chemotherapy.
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- Bahar Canbay Torun
- Department of General Surgery, University of Ministry of Health, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Koç Foundation American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Koç Foundation American Hospital, ICU, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Demiroglu Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Koç Foundation American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Regional Cancer Therapy, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Center, Kishiwada, Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada-Osaka, Japan
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- NPO for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Program of Turkey, Husrev Gerede Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Rijken A, Pape M, Simkens GA, de Hingh IHJT, Luyer MDP, van Sandick JW, van Laarhoven HWM, Verhoeven RHA, van Erning FN. Peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer in a nationwide cohort: Incidence, treatment and survival. Int J Cancer 2024; 154:992-1002. [PMID: 37916797 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The aims of this study were to investigate incidence, risk factors and treatment of synchronous or metachronous peritoneal metastases (PM) from gastric cancer and to estimate survival of these patients using population-based data. Patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2015 to 2016 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. The incidence of synchronous and metachronous PM were calculated. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with the occurrence of PM. Treatment and survival were compared between patients with synchronous and metachronous PM. Of 2206 patients with gastric cancer, 741 (34%) were diagnosed with PM. Of these, 498 (23%) had synchronous PM. The cumulative incidence of metachronous PM in patients who underwent potentially curative treatment (n = 675) was 22.8% at 3 years. A factor associated with synchronous and metachronous PM was diffuse type histology. Patients diagnosed with synchronous PM more often received systemic treatment than patients with metachronous PM (35% vs 18%, respectively, P < .001). Median overall survival was comparable between synchronous and metachronous PM (3.2 vs 2.3 months, respectively, P = .731). Approximately one third of all patients with gastric cancer are diagnosed with PM, either at primary diagnosis or during 3-year follow-up after potentially curative treatment. Patients with metachronous PM less often received systemic treatment than those with synchronous PM but survival was comparable between both groups. Future trials are warranted to detect gastric cancer at an earlier stage and to examine strategies that lower the risk of peritoneal dissemination. Also, specific treatment options for patients with gastric PM should be further investigated.
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- Anouk Rijken
- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
- GROW-School for Oncology and Development Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Acs M, Piso P, Glockzin G. Peritoneal Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Local Treatment Options and Recommendations. Curr Oncol 2024; 31:1445-1459. [PMID: 38534942 PMCID: PMC10969192 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31030109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Peritoneal metastasis is a common finding in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Beyond systemic chemotherapy, additive local treatments such as cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy are considered an inherent part of different multimodal treatment concepts for selected patients with peritoneal metastatic gastric cancer. This review article discusses the role of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and intraperitoneal chemotherapy, including HIPEC, NIPS, and PIPAC, as additive therapeutic options with curative and palliative intent.
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- Miklos Acs
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany;
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brueder Regensburg, 93049 Regensburg, Germany;
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- Department of Surgery, Muenchen Klinik Bogenhausen, 81925 Munich, Germany
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Radomski SN, Dunworth M, West JJ, Greer JB, Johnston FM, Ewald AJ. Intra- and Interpatient Drug Response Heterogeneity Exist in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Nongynecologic Cancers. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:1996-2007. [PMID: 38175427 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14696-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Select patients with peritoneal metastases are treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC). We assayed for intra- and interpatient drug response heterogeneity through testing of patient-derived tumor organoids (PDTOs). METHODS PDTOs were generated from CRS/HIPEC patients from December 2021 to September 2022 and subjected to an in vitro HIPEC drug screen. Drug response was assessed with a cell viability assay and cleaved caspase-3 staining. RESULTS A total of 31 patients were consented for tissue collection. Viable tissue was harvested from 23, and PDTO generation was successful in 13 (56%). PDTOs were analyzed from six appendiceal, three colorectal, two small bowel, one gastric, and one adrenal tumor. Drug screen results were generated in as few as 7 days (62%), with an average time of 12 days. Most patients received mitomycin-C (MMC) intraoperatively (n = 9); however, in only three cases was this agent considered the optimal choice in vitro. Three sets of PDTOs were resistant (defined as > 50% PDTO viability) to all agents tested and two were pan-sensitive (defined as 3 or more agents with < 50% PDTO viability). In three patients, organoids were generated from multiple metastatic sites and intrapatient drug response heterogeneity was observed. CONCLUSIONS Both intra- and interpatient drug response heterogeneity exist in patients undergoing CRS/HIPEC for nongynecologic abdominal cancers. Caution must be used when interpreting patient response to chemotherapeutic agents based on a single site of testing in those with metastatic disease.
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- Shannon N Radomski
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Giovanis Institute for Translational Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Ciftci Y, Radomski SN, Johnston FM, Greer JB. Predictors of Financial Toxicity Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC). Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:1980-1989. [PMID: 38044348 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14577-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) is the preferred treatment for select patients with peritoneal malignancies. However, the procedure is resource intensive and costly. This study aimed to determine the risk of financial toxicity for patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC at a single institution from 2016 to 2022. We utilized insurance status, out-of-pocket expenditures, and estimated post-subsistence income to determine risk of financial toxicity. A multivariable logistic regression was used to determine risk factors for financial toxicity. RESULTS Our final study cohort consisted of 163 patients. Average age was 58 [standard deviation 10] years, and 52.8% (n = 86) were male. A total of 52 patients (31.9%) were at risk of financial toxicity. A total of 36 patients (22.1%) were from the lower income quartiles (first or second) and 127 patients (77.9%) were from the higher income quartiles (third or fourth). A total of 47 patients (29%) were insured by Medicare, and 116 patients (71%) had private insurance. The median out-of-pocket expenditure across the study cohort was $3500, with a median of $5000 ($3341-$7350) for the at-risk group and $3341 ($2500-$4022) for the not at-risk group (p < 0.001). Risk factors for financial toxicity included high out-of-pocket expenditures and a lower income quartile. CONCLUSIONS An estimated one-third of patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC at our institution were at risk for financial toxicity. Several preoperative factors were associated with an increased risk and could be utilized to identify patients who might benefit from interventions.
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- Yusuf Ciftci
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Rau B, Lang H, Koenigsrainer A, Gockel I, Rau HG, Seeliger H, Lerchenmueller C, Reim D, Wahba R, Angele M, Heeg S, Keck T, Weimann A, Topp S, Piso P, Brandl A, Schuele S, Jo P, Pratschke J, Wegel S, Rehders A, Moosmann N, Gaedcke J, Heinemann V, Trips E, Loeffler M, Schlag PM, Thuss-Patience P. Effect of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy on Cytoreductive Surgery in Gastric Cancer With Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases: The Phase III GASTRIPEC-I Trial. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:146-156. [PMID: 37906724 PMCID: PMC10824373 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) from gastric cancer (GC), chemotherapy is the treatment of choice. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) are still being debated. This randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter phase III trial (EudraCT 2006-006088-22; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02158988) explored the impact on overall survival (OS) of HIPEC after CRS. PATIENTS AND METHODS Adult patients with GC and histologically proven PM were randomly assigned (1:1) to perioperative chemotherapy and CRS alone (CRS-A) or CRS plus HIPEC (CRS + H). HIPEC comprised mitomycin C 15 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 in 5 L of saline perfused for 60 minutes at 42°C. The primary end point was OS; secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), other distant metastasis-free survival (MFS), and safety. Analyses followed the intention-to-treat principle. RESULTS Between March 2014 and June 2018, 105 patients were randomly assigned (53 patients to CRS-A and 52 patients to CRS + H). The trial stopped prematurely because of slow recruitment. In 55 patients, treatment stopped before CRS mainly due to disease progression/death. Median OS was the same for both groups (CRS + H, 14.9 [97.2% CI, 8.7 to 17.7] months v CRS-A, 14.9 [97.2% CI, 7.0 to 19.4] months; P = .1647). The PFS was 3.5 months (95% CI, 3.0 to 7.0) in the CRS-A group and 7.1 months (95% CI, 3.7 to 10.5; P = .047) in the CRS + H group. The CRS + H group showed better MFS (10.2 months [95% CI, 7.7 to 14.7] v CRS-A, 9.2 months [95% CI, 6.8 to 11.5]; P = .0286). The incidence of grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) was similar between groups (CRS-A, 38.1% v CRS + H, 43.6%; P = .79). CONCLUSION This study showed no OS difference between CRS + H and CRS-A. PFS and MFS were significantly better in the CRS + H group, which needs further exploration. HIPEC did not increase AEs.
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- Beate Rau
- Department of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Klinikum, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gemeinschaftspraxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie-Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplantation Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum der Universität München-Großhadern, München, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, St Georg-Krankenhaus Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen (für Düsseldorf), Lingen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Klinikum der Universität München-Großhadern, München, Germany
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- Zentrum für Klinische Studien (ZKS) Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Statistik und Epidemiologie (IMISE), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Verbeek JGE, van der Sluis K, Vollebergh MA, van Sandick JW, van Harten WH, Retèl VP. Early Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer Patients with Limited Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. PHARMACOECONOMICS - OPEN 2024; 8:119-131. [PMID: 38032438 PMCID: PMC10781926 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-023-00454-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) have a poor prognosis, with a median overall survival of 10 months when treated with systemic chemotherapy only. Cohort studies showed that cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) might improve the prognosis for gastric cancer patients with limited PC. Besides generating trial data on clinical effectiveness, it is crucial to timely collect information on economic aspects to guide the reimbursement decision-making process. No previous data have been published on the cost(-effectiveness) of CRS/HIPEC in this group of patients. Therefore, we performed an early model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of CRS/HIPEC for gastric cancer patients with limited PC in the Dutch setting. METHODS We constructed a two-state (alive-dead) Markov transition model to evaluate costs and clinical outcomes from a Dutch healthcare perspective. Clinical outcomes, transition probabilities and utilities were derived from literature and verified by clinical experts in the field. Costs were measured using two available representative cohorts (2010-2017): one 'systemic chemotherapy only' cohort and one 'CRS/HIPEC' cohort (n = 10 each). Incremental cost-utility ratios (ICURs) were expressed as Euros per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). We performed probabilistic and deterministic sensitivity, scenario, and value-of-information analyses using a willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold of €80,000/QALY, which reflects the Dutch norm for severe diseases. RESULTS In the base-case analysis, CRS/HIPEC yielded more QALYs (increment of 0.68) and more costs (increment of €34,706) compared with systemic chemotherapy only, resulting in an ICUR of €50,990/QALY. The probability that CRS/HIPEC was cost effective compared with systemic chemotherapy alone was 64%. To reduce uncertainty, the expected value of perfect information amounted to €4,021,468. The scenario analyses did not alter the results and showed that treatment costs, lifetime health-related quality of life and overall survival had the largest influence on the model. CONCLUSIONS The presented early cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that adding CRS/HIPEC to systemic chemotherapy for gastric cancer patients with limited PC has a good chance of being cost-effectiveness compared with systemic chemotherapy alone when using a WTP of €80,000/QALY. However, there is substantial uncertainty in view of the current available data on effectiveness. Results from the ongoing phase III PERISCOPE II trial are therefore crucial for further decisions on treatment policy and its cost-effectiveness.
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- Joost G E Verbeek
- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 90203, 1006 BE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 90203, 1006 BE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 90203, 1006 BE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Buckarma E, Thiels CA, Jin Z, Grotz TE. Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel and Cisplatin for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:622-629. [PMID: 37880514 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14379-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is the most common site of dissemination of gastric cancer (GC) and is associated with a poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for GC with PM remains controversial due to modest survival and significant morbidity. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with GC and PM treated with CRS and HIPEC with cisplatin and paclitaxel for 90 min from June 2019 to December 2022. RESULTS Twenty-two patients were included and received a median of 7 (interquartile range [IQR] 4-8) cycles of neoadjuvant systemic therapy. Seventeen patients (77%) underwent a single neoadjuvant laparoscopic HIPEC, and six (27%) patients received chemoradiation. The median Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Index at the time of CRS was 1 (IQR 0-4), and 21 patients (95%) underwent complete cytoreduction (CC-0). An R0 resection was achieved in 20 (91%) patients, and the median length of stay was 5.5 (IQR 4-7.5) days. There were six (27%) 90-day major complications (Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ 3), one (4%) Common Terminology Classification for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade 4 cytopenia, and one (4%) acute kidney injury. The rate of anastomotic leak (all grades) was 14%, the 30-day readmission rate was 18%, and the 90-day mortality rate was 0%. At a median follow-up of 24 months, the median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were not reached. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year PFS rates were 65%, 56%, and 40%, respectively, and the 1-, 2-, and 3-year OS rates were 96%, 78%, and 55%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS CRS and HIPEC with paclitaxel and cisplatin is well tolerated and is associated with favorable oncologic and perioperative outcomes.
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- EeeLN Buckarma
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- GI Care Team, Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Sarvestani AL, Gregory SN, Akmal SR, Hernandez JM, van der Sluis K, van Sandick JW. Gastrectomy + Cytoreductive Surgery + HIPEC for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination (PERISCOPE II). Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:28-30. [PMID: 37947975 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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- Amber Leila Sarvestani
- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Guo J, Deng Z, Jin L, Yin S, Xiong Z, Wang C, Chen H, Luo D, Huang D, Peng J, Chen S, Lian L. Prognostic value of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases: a real-world retrospective study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:17881-17896. [PMID: 37947869 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05481-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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PURPOSE Peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer (GC) is a late-stage condition with a poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a popular treatment for peritoneal metastases. Here, we aim to investigate the real-world application and efficacy of HIPEC alone for GC patients with synchronous peritoneal metastases. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis on GC patients with synchronous peritoneal metastasis at the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2011 and December 2022. Survival analyses and Cox regression models were performed based on overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS), and subgroup analysis was used to determine the prognostic value of HIPEC across different treatment. RESULTS We enrolled 250 patients, of whom 120 (48%) received HIPEC while 130 (52%) did not. HIPEC showed no survival benefit for GC patients (P = 0.220 for OS and P = 0.370 for CSS). However, subgroup analysis found that HIPEC can only improve OS and CSS when combined with primary tumor resection (P = 0.034 for OS and P = 0.036 for CSS). Moreover, survival analyses also demonstrated that HIPEC independently improved OS (HR for OS = 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.92, P = 0.020) and CSS (HR for CSS = 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.93, P = 0.024) for patients who underwent primary site resection, but not for those who did not. CONCLUSION HIPEC can improve survival in GC patients with synchronous peritoneal metastases who have primary tumor resection, but not in those without primary tumor resection.
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- Jianping Guo
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 26 Yuancun Er Heng Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Biomedical Innovation Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Santullo F, Ferracci F, Abatini C, Halabieh MAE, Lodoli C, D'Annibale G, Di Cesare L, D'Agostino L, Pecere S, Di Giorgio A, Strippoli A, Pacelli F. Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases: a single center outline and comparison of different surgical and intraperitoneal treatments. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:437. [PMID: 37973620 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-03163-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis (GCPM) has an unfavourable prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS + HIPEC) and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) are promising treatment options that have been shown to improve survival. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of different treatments such as systemic chemotherapy, systemic chemotherapy + PIPAC, and CRS + HIPEC in patients with GCPM. MATERIAL AND METHODS This single-centre retrospective study included 82 patients with GCPM treated between January 2016 and June 2021. After first-line chemotherapy, depending on disease response and burden, the patients were divided into three treatment groups: chemotherapy alone, chemotherapy + PIPAC, and CRS + HIPEC. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS) from diagnosis, which was compared among the treatment groups. RESULTS Thirty-seven (45.1%) patients were administered systemic chemotherapy alone, 25 (30.4%) received chemotherapy + PIPAC, and 20 (24.4%) underwent CRS + HIPEC. The CRS + HIPEC group had better OS (median 24 months) than the PIPAC group (15 months, p = 0.01) and chemotherapy group (5 months, p = 0.0001). Following CRS + HIPEC, the postoperative grade 3-4 complication rate was 25%, and no postoperative in-hospital deaths occurred. The median disease-free survival (DFS) was 12 months. Multivariate analysis identified peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) > 7 as an independent predictor of worse DFS. No independent predictors of OS were identified. CONCLUSION Among patients with GCPM, we identified a highly selected population with oligometastatic disease. In this group, CRS + HIPEC provided a significant survival advantage with an acceptable major complication rate compared with other available therapies (systemic chemotherapy alone or in combination with PIPAC).
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- Francesco Santullo
- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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Jain AJ, Badgwell BD. Current Evidence for the Use of HIPEC and Cytoreductive Surgery in Gastric Cancer Metastatic to the Peritoneum. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6527. [PMID: 37892663 PMCID: PMC10607605 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Gastric cancer (GCa) is an aggressive malignancy, representing the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The poor prognosis of GCa can be associated with the prevalence of peritoneal metastasis (PM). Current international and national GCa treatment guidelines only recommend palliative treatment options for patients with PM. Since the 1980s there have been multiple single arm trials, randomized controlled trials, and metanalysis investigating the use of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in patients with advanced GCa, with or without PM. Results from these studies have been encouraging, with some large-volume centers even incorporating HIPEC into their treatment algorithms for patients with advanced GCa. Additionally, there are several ongoing trials that, when completed, will increase our understanding of the efficacy of CRS & HIPEC in patients with GCa metastatic to the peritoneum. Herein we review the current evidence, ongoing trials, consensus guidelines, and future considerations regarding the use of CRS & HIPEC in patients suffering from GCa with PM.
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- Anish J. Jain
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Ramos MFKP, Pereira MA, Charruf AZ, Victor CR, Gregorio JVAM, Alban LBV, Moniz CMV, Zilberstein B, Mello ESD, Hoff PMG, Ribeiro Junior U, Dias AR. INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY FOR GASTRIC CANCER WITH PERITONEAL CARCINOMATOSIS: STUDY PROTOCOL OF A PHASE II TRIAL. ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA : ABCD = BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY 2023; 36:e1744. [PMID: 37466566 PMCID: PMC10356002 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020230026e1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal carcinomatosis in gastric cancer is considered a fatal disease, without expectation of definitive cure. As systemic chemotherapy is not sufficient to contain the disease, a multimodal approach associating intraperitoneal chemotherapy with surgery may represent an alternative for these cases. AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in stage IV gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis. METHODS This study is a single institutional single-arm prospective clinical trial phase II (NCT05541146). Patients with the following inclusion criteria undergo implantation of a peritoneal catheter for intraperitoneal chemotherapy: Stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma; age 18-75 years; Peritoneal carcinomatosis with peritoneal cancer index<12; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0/1; good clinical status; and lab exams within normal limits. The study protocol consists of four cycles of intraperitoneal chemotherapy with paclitaxel associated with systemic chemotherapy. After treatment, patients with peritoneal response assessed by staging laparoscopy undergo conversion gastrectomy. RESULTS The primary outcome is the rate of complete peritoneal response. Progression-free and overall survivals are other outcomes evaluated. The study started in July 2022, and patients will be screened for inclusion until 30 are enrolled. CONCLUSIONS Therapies for advanced gastric cancer patients have been evaluated in clinical trials but without success in patients with peritoneal metastasis. The treatment proposed in this trial can be promising, with easy catheter implantation and ambulatory intraperitoneal chemotherapy regime. Verifying the efficacy and safety of paclitaxel with systemic chemotherapy is an important progress that this study intends to investigate.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Oncology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Oncology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Oncology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Oncology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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Yu HH, Yonemura Y, Ng HJ, Lee MC, Su BC, Hsieh MC. Benefit of Neoadjuvant Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Bidirectional Chemotherapy for Patients with Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Considering Cytoreductive Surgery. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3401. [PMID: 37444511 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Comprehensive treatment comprising neoadjuvant laparoscopic HIPEC (L-HIPEC) and bidirectional intraperitoneal and systemic induction chemotherapy (BISIC) followed by cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for gastric cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) has been developed. However, its benefits and patient selection criteria have not been thoroughly investigated. We retrospectively reviewed 113 patients, with 25 having received comprehensive treatment (L-HIPEC, BISIC, and then CRS-HIPEC; the BISIC group) and 88 having received direct CRS-HIPEC (the CRS group). The BISIC group showed greater tumor clearance in terms of post-CRS peritoneal cancer index ((PCI) 6 vs. 14, p = 0.002) compared to CRS group. The median survival was 20.0 months in the BISIC group and 8.6 months in the CRS group (p = 0.031). Multivariable analysis revealed that the factors associated with increased survival were the BISIC protocol, age, and post-CRS tumor clearance. BISIC significantly improved survival in cases of moderate severity (PCI 11-20) and severe cases (PCI 21-39) without increasing the morbidity rate. We recommend the use of this neoadjuvant strategy for patients with gastric cancer-associated PC and an initial PCI of >10 to provide superior survival outcomes.
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- Hsin-Hsien Yu
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Comprehensive Care Center for Peritoneal Metastasis, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Peritoneal Dissemination Center, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada 596-8522, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Kusatsu General Hospital, Kusatsu 525-8585, Shiga, Japan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Comprehensive Care Center for Peritoneal Metastasis, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
- Comprehensive Care Center for Peritoneal Metastasis, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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Chidambaram S, Guiral DC, Markar SR. Novel Multi-Modal Therapies and Their Prognostic Potential in Gastric Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3113. [PMID: 37370723 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15123113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer has a poor prognosis and involves metastasis to the peritoneum in over 40% of patients. The optimal treatment modalities have not been established for gastric cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (GC/PC). Although studies have reported favourable prognostic factors, these have yet to be incorporated into treatment guidelines. Hence, our review aims to appraise the latest diagnostic and treatment developments in managing GC/PC. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Review, and Scopus databases. Articles were evaluated for the use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and pressurised intraperitoneal aerosolised chemotherapy (PIPAC) in GC/PC. A meta-analysis of studies reporting on overall survival (OS) in HIPEC and comparing the extent of cytoreduction as a prognostic factor was also carried out. RESULTS The database search yielded a total of 2297 studies. Seventeen studies were included in the qualitative and quantitative analyses. Eight studies reported the short-term OS at 1 year as the primary outcome measure, and our analysis showed a significantly higher OS for the HIPEC/CRS cohort compared to the CRS cohort (pooled OR = 0.53; p = 0.0005). This effect persisted longer term at five years as well (pooled OR = 0.52; p < 0.0001). HIPEC and CRS also showed a longer median OS compared to CRS (pooled SMD = 0.61; p < 0.00001). Three studies reporting on PIPAC demonstrated a pooled OS of 10.3 (2.2) months. Prognostic factors for longer OS include a more complete cytoreduction (pooled OR = 5.35; p < 0.00001), which correlated with a peritoneal carcinomatosis index below 7. CONCLUSIONS Novel treatment strategies, such as HIPEC and PIPAC, are promising in the management of GC/PC. Further work is necessary to define their role within the treatment algorithm and identify relevant prognostic factors that will assist patient selection.
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- Surgical Oncology and General Surgery Department, King Khaled Hospital, Najran 66262, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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Platevoet P, Doat S, Bachet JB, Maingon P, Savier É, Vaillant JC, Pocard M. Strategy for Oligometastatic Recurrence of Cardia Adenocarcinoma: Liver Radiofrequency Ablation Associated with PIPAC Inducing Response Permitting Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC. Indian J Surg Oncol 2023; 14:122-126. [PMID: 37359926 PMCID: PMC10284737 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-022-01595-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Management of oligometastatic disease (OMD) in esophagogastric junction cancer is complex due to anatomical location and adenocarcinoma pathway. Specific curative strategy is mandatory to increase survival. A multimodal approach combining surgery, systemic and peritoneal chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and radiofrequency could be envisaged. We report a strategy proposed for a 61-year-old male with cardia adenocarcinoma, initially treated with chemotherapy and superior polar esogastrectomy. He developed at later stage an OMD with peritoneal metastasis, single liver metastasis, and single lung metastasis. Considering that peritoneal metastases were unresectable at first, he was given multiple Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) with oxaliplatin, associated with intravenous docetaxel. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation was performed during the first PIPAC procedure. Peritoneal response allowed a secondary Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.
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- Pierre Platevoet
- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
- UMR INSERM 1275 CAP Paris-Tech, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, F-75010 Paris, France
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- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Oncology Radiotherapy, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
- UMR INSERM 1275 CAP Paris-Tech, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, F-75010 Paris, France
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Steinhoff H, Acs M, Blaj S, Dank M, Herold M, Herold Z, Herzberg J, Sanchez-Velazquez P, Strate T, Szasz AM, Piso P. Prolonged hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy duration with 90 minutes cisplatin might increase overall survival in gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastases. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:2850-2863. [PMID: 37274066 PMCID: PMC10237111 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i18.2850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Advanced gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases (GC-PM) is associated with a poor prognosis. Although cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) is a promising approach, only a limited number of Western studies exist.
AIM To investigate the clinicopathological outcomes of patients who underwent CRS-HIPEC for GC-PM.
METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients with GC-PM was conducted. All patients were seen at the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Germany between January 2011 and July 2021 and underwent CRS-HIPEC. Preoperative laboratory results, the use of neoadjuvant trastuzumab, and the details of CRS-HIPEC, including peritoneal carcinomatosis index, completeness of cytoreduction, and surgical procedures were recorded. Disease-specific (DSS), and overall survival (OS) of patients were calculated.
RESULTS A total of 73 patients were included in the study. Patients treated with neoadjuvant trastuzumab (n = 5) showed longer DSS (P = 0.0482). Higher white blood cell counts (DSS: P = 0.0433) and carcinoembryonic antigen levels (OS and DSS: P < 0.01), and lower hemoglobin (OS and DSS: P < 0.05) and serum total protein (OS: P = 0.0368) levels were associated with shorter survival. Longer HIPEC duration was associated with more advantageous median survival times [60-min (n = 59): 12.86 mo; 90-min (n = 14): 27.30 mo], but without statistical difference. To obtain additional data from this observation, further separation of the study population was performed. First, propensity score-matched patient pairs (n = 14 in each group) were created. Statistically different DSS was found between patient pairs (hazard ratio = 0.2843; 95% confidence interval: 0.1119-0.7222; P = 0.0082). Second, those patients who were treated with trastuzumab and/or had human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positivity (median survival: 12.68 mo vs 24.02 mo), or had to undergo the procedure before 2016 (median survival: 12.68 mo vs 27.30 mo; P = 0.0493) were removed from the original study population.
CONCLUSION Based on our experience, CRS-HIPEC is a safe and secure method to improve the survival of advanced GC-PM patients. Prolonged HIPEC duration may serve as a good therapy for these patients.
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- Heinrich Steinhoff
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg 93049, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg 93049, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg 93049, Germany
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest 1083, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Semmelweis University, Budapest 1088, Hungary
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest 1083, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Reinbek St. Adolf-Stift, Reinbek 21465, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus Reinbek St. Adolf-Stift, Reinbek 21465, Germany
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest 1083, Hungary
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg 93049, Germany
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Racz K, Legner A, Böhme F, Sebesta C. [Gastric cancer]. Wien Med Wochenschr 2023; 173:227-231. [PMID: 37071301 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-023-01011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Gastric cancers are relativ commonly cancer types. The therapy options have changed in the last years as well in the surgery as in the oncology, it is worth to look at the etiology, diagnosis and therapy.
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- Krisztina Racz
- 2. Medizinische Abteilung, Klinik Donaustadt, Donaustadt, Österreich.
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- Chirurgische Abteilung, Klinik Donaustadt, Donaustadt, Österreich
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- 2. Medizinische Abteilung, Klinik Donaustadt, Donaustadt, Österreich
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- 2. Medizinische Abteilung, Klinik Donaustadt, Donaustadt, Österreich
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Chen Z, Ali M, Kai Z, Wang Y, Wang C. HIPEC with CRS versus cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for the gastric cancer metastasis to peritoneum. Clin Transl Oncol 2023; 25:1011-1016. [PMID: 36401054 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-022-03004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal metastases (PM) have a poor prognosis in gastric cancer (GC). Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) gives favorable outcomes, but the influence of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) remains contentious. We designed to distinguish results between CRS versus HIPEC-CRS in patients with peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Cochrane library accessed to collect data and language is restricted to English. RevMan 5.4 was used to perform statistical analysis. The outcomes for categorical variables are mentioned in the risk ratio. RESULTS Ten trials involving 1367 patients in which 707 were CRS-HIPEC, while 660 CRS. We got significant results in 3rd year survival (P < 0.05), while 1st and 5th years are not statistically significant P > 0.05. CONCLUSION To compare with CRS, CRS-HIPEC has improved survival rate in deprived of further morbidity or mortality.
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- Zhuming Chen
- Department of General Surgery, Anqing First People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China
- Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Anqing First People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China
- Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Anqing First People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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Green BL, Blumenthaler AN, Gamble LA, McDonald JD, Robinson K, Connolly M, Epstein M, Hernandez JM, Blakely AM, Badgwell BD, Davis JL. Cytoreduction and HIPEC for Gastric Carcinomatosis: Multi-institutional Analysis of Two Phase II Clinical Trials. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:1852-1860. [PMID: 36348206 PMCID: PMC10683488 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There are no approved locoregional therapies for peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric adenocarcinoma (GA). Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) represents a potential treatment for advanced GA with isolated peritoneal metastasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two separate single-institution phase II, single-arm studies evaluating CRS-HIPEC using cisplatin with mitomycin C (NIH: NCT03092518, MDACC: NCT02891447) in patients with GA and confirmed peritoneal metastasis were analyzed. The primary endpoint of each trial was overall survival (OS). Clinical, pathologic, and treatment variables were analyzed for association with outcomes. RESULTS Over 4 years, 41 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from GA underwent CRS-HIPEC. All patients had synchronous peritoneal metastasis and received systemic chemotherapy as front-line therapy. A total of 23 patients also received laparoscopic HIPEC prior to open CRS-HIPEC. The majority (63%, n = 26) were male, and median PCI score at CRS-HIPEC was 2. Median OS was 24.9 months from diagnosis and 14.4 months from CRS-HIPEC. Three-year OS was 25% from diagnosis and 22% from CRS-HIPEC. Median RFS was 7.4 months. The rate of 30-day Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ 3 complications was 32%; specifically, the rate of anastomotic leak was 22%. Multivariable analysis identified the number of pathologically positive lymph nodes as an independent predictor of postoperative OS. CONCLUSIONS In patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and isolated peritoneal metastasis treated with CRS-HIPEC, 3-year OS was 22% from CRS-HIPEC, and complications were common. The number of pathologic lymph node metastases was inversely correlated with overall survival. Further investigation of CRS-HIPEC for GA should include patient selection based on response to systemic chemotherapy or incorporate novel intraperitoneal treatment strategies.
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- Benjamin L Green
- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Kang SH, Kim HH. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer: A contemporary perspective. Chin J Cancer Res 2023; 35:15-18. [PMID: 36910855 PMCID: PMC9992996 DOI: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2023.01.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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- So Hyun Kang
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea.,Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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Kroese TE, van Laarhoven HWM, Schoppman SF, Deseyne PRAJ, van Cutsem E, Haustermans K, Nafteux P, Thomas M, Obermannova R, Mortensen HR, Nordsmark M, Pfeiffer P, Elme A, Adenis A, Piessen G, Bruns CJ, Lordick F, Gockel I, Moehler M, Gani C, Liakakos T, Reynolds J, Morganti AG, Rosati R, Castoro C, Cellini F, D'Ugo D, Roviello F, Bencivenga M, de Manzoni G, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Hulshof MCCM, van Dieren J, Vollebergh M, van Sandick JW, Jeene P, Muijs CT, Slingerland M, Voncken FEM, Hartgrink H, Creemers GJ, van der Sangen MJC, Nieuwenhuijzen G, Berbee M, Verheij M, Wijnhoven B, Beerepoot LV, Mohammad NH, Mook S, Ruurda JP, Kolodziejczyk P, Polkowski WP, Wyrwicz L, Alsina M, Pera M, Kanonnikoff TF, Cervantes A, Nilsson M, Monig S, Wagner AD, Guckenberger M, Griffiths EA, Smyth E, Hanna GB, Markar S, Chaudry MA, Hawkins MA, Cheong E, van Hillegersberg R, van Rossum PSN. Definition, diagnosis and treatment of oligometastatic oesophagogastric cancer: A Delphi consensus study in Europe. Eur J Cancer 2023; 185:28-39. [PMID: 36947929 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Local treatment improves the outcomes for oligometastatic disease (OMD, i.e. an intermediate state between locoregional and widespread disseminated disease). However, consensus about the definition, diagnosis and treatment of oligometastatic oesophagogastric cancer is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop a multidisciplinary European consensus statement on the definition, diagnosis and treatment of oligometastatic oesophagogastric cancer. METHODS In total, 65 specialists in the multidisciplinary treatment for oesophagogastric cancer from 49 expert centres across 16 European countries were requested to participate in this Delphi study. The consensus finding process consisted of a starting meeting, 2 online Delphi questionnaire rounds and an online consensus meeting. Input for Delphi questionnaires consisted of (1) a systematic review on definitions of oligometastatic oesophagogastric cancer and (2) a discussion of real-life clinical cases by multidisciplinary teams. Experts were asked to score each statement on a 5-point Likert scale. The agreement was scored to be either absent/poor (<50%), fair (50%-75%) or consensus (≥75%). RESULTS A total of 48 experts participated in the starting meeting, both Delphi rounds, and the consensus meeting (overall response rate: 71%). OMD was considered in patients with metastatic oesophagogastric cancer limited to 1 organ with ≤3 metastases or 1 extra-regional lymph node station (consensus). In addition, OMD was considered in patients without progression at restaging after systemic therapy (consensus). For patients with synchronous or metachronous OMD with a disease-free interval ≤2 years, systemic therapy followed by restaging to consider local treatment was considered as treatment (consensus). For metachronous OMD with a disease-free interval >2 years, either upfront local treatment or systemic treatment followed by restaging was considered as treatment (fair agreement). CONCLUSION The OMEC project has resulted in a multidisciplinary European consensus statement for the definition, diagnosis and treatment of oligometastatic oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma and squamous cell cancer. This can be used to standardise inclusion criteria for future clinical trials.
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- Tiuri E Kroese
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. https://twitter.com/TEKroese
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, KU Leuven, Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, AZ Sint Maarten, Mechelen, Belgium
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk, University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Danish Center of Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Medical Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Aarhus University Medical Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Odense University Medical Center, University of Odense, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tallinn University Hospital, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCM, Inserm, Université Montpellier, ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Surgery, Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR9020-U1277 - CANTHER - Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg-University Clinic, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tubingen, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, St. James Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Radiation Oncology, DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum - Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of GI Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, San Raffaele Vita-salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Upper GI and General Surgery Division, Department of Surgery IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimento Universitario Diagnostica per Immagini,. Radioterapia Oncologica Ed Ematologia, Roma, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica Ed Ematologia, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Siena University Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- General and Upper GI Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- General and Upper GI Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiotherapiegroep, Deventer, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Leiden, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Leiden, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Leiden, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catharina Medical Center, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Elisabeth Tweesteden Ziekenhuis Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron and Vall D'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, And Department of Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Imperial College London, London University, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Imperial College London, London University, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London University, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Upper GI Surgery, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Filis P, Kanellopoulou A, Gogadis A, Filis N, Kamposioras K, Kapoulitsa F, Mauri D. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for management of gastrointestinal and biliary tract malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Ann Gastroenterol 2023; 36:87-96. [PMID: 36593815 PMCID: PMC9756031 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2023.0758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) promised to transform the management of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). Forty years since the introduction of the technique, published data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain scarce. We assessed the cumulative comprehensive available evidence on the use of HIPEC in gastrointestinal (GI) and biliary tract malignancies and established the current benchmark for GI HIPEC research in both the prevention and treatment of peritoneal metastases. Methods RCTs were identified through a systematic search of Medline, Cochrane and Embase databases. Overall survival and progression-free survival were the outcomes of interest. Results The search resulted in 13 RCTs for gastric cancer (10 on prophylactic and 3 on therapeutic HIPEC), 4 for colorectal cancer (2 on prophylactic and 2 on therapeutic HIPEC), and 1 for pancreatic cancer. No RCTs were identified that included other types of GI or biliary tract cancers. Current randomized evidence does not support any overall survival benefit from the use of HIPEC in the adjuvant setting for gastric cancer or for colorectal cancer in any setting. Despite the survival benefit noticed in the treatment of PC from gastric cancer (risk ratio 0.85, 95% confidence interval 0.77-0.93; P<0.001), the results were derived from only 190 patients. Conclusions The current evidence from RCTs does not support the use of HIPEC in the treatment/prevention of PC in GI and biliary tract malignancies. HIPEC should continue to be considered experimental until level 1 evidence from properly designed international multicenter studies becomes available.
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- Panagiotis Filis
- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Aristeidis Gogadis, Fani Kapoulitsa, Davide Mauri)
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Afroditi Kanellopoulou)
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Afroditi Kanellopoulou)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Aristeidis Gogadis, Fani Kapoulitsa, Davide Mauri)
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- Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece (Nikolaos Filis)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom (Konstantinos Kamposioras)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Aristeidis Gogadis, Fani Kapoulitsa, Davide Mauri)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Ioannina, Greece (Panagiotis Filis, Aristeidis Gogadis, Fani Kapoulitsa, Davide Mauri)
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Study protocol for the OligoMetastatic Esophagogastric Cancer (OMEC) project: A multidisciplinary European consensus project on the definition and treatment for oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2023; 49:21-28. [PMID: 36184420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND A uniform definition and treatment for oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer is currently lacking. However, a comprehensive definition of oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer is necessary to initiate studies on local treatment strategies (e.g. metastasectomy or stereotactic radiotherapy) and new systemic therapy agents in this group of patients. For this purpose, the OligoMetastatic Esophagogastric Cancer (OMEC) project was established. The OMEC-project aims to develop a multidisciplinary European consensus statement on the definition, diagnosis, and treatment for oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer and provide a framework for prospective studies to improve outcomes of these patients. METHODS The OMEC-project consists of five studies, including 1) a systematic review on definitions and outcomes of oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer; 2) real-life clinical scenario discussions in multidisciplinary expert teams to determine the variation in the definition and treatment strategies; 3) Delphi consensus process through a starting meeting, two Delphi questionnaire rounds, and a consensus meeting; 4) publication of a multidisciplinary European consensus statement; and 5) a prospective clinical trial in patients with oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer. DISCUSSION The OMEC project aims to establish a multidisciplinary European consensus statement for oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer and aims to initiate a prospective clinical trial to improve outcomes for these patients. Recommendations from OMEC can be used to update the relevant guidelines on treatment for patients with (oligometastatic) esophagogastric cancer.
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Foster JM, Zhang C, Rehman S, Sharma P, Alexander HR. The contemporary management of peritoneal metastasis: A journey from the cold past of treatment futility to a warm present and a bright future. CA Cancer J Clin 2023; 73:49-71. [PMID: 35969103 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is often regarded as a less frequent pattern of spread; however, collectively across all spectra of primary tumors, the consequences of PM impact a large population of patients annually. Unlike other modes of metastasis, symptoms at presentation or during the treatment course are common, representing an additional challenge in the management of PM. Early efforts with chemotherapy and incomplete surgical interventions transiently improved symptoms, but durable symptom control and survival extension were rare, which established a perspective of treatment futility for PM through most of the 20th century. Notably, the continued development of better systemic therapy combinations, optimization of cytoreductive surgery (CRS), and rigorous investigation of combining regional therapy-specifically hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy-with CRS, have resulted in more effective multimodal treatment options for patients with PM. In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive review of the data establishing the contemporary approach for tumors with a high frequency of PM, including appendix, colorectal, mesothelioma, and gastric cancers. The authors also explore the emerging role of adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to the well established paradigm of CRS and systemic therapy for advanced ovarian cancer, as well as the recent clinical trials identifying the efficacy of poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose) polymerase maintenance therapy. Finally, recent data are included that explore the role of precision medicine technology in PM management that, in the future, may help further improve patient selection, identify the best systemic therapy regimens, detect actionable mutations, and identify new targets for drug development.
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- Jason M Foster
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Dobrindt EM, Gül-Klein S, Alberto Vilchez ME, Gronau F, Thuss-Patience P, Rau B. [Peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric cancer : Treatment options for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric cancer]. CHIRURGIE (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 93:1133-1138. [PMID: 35980425 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-022-01699-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is one of the most aggressive malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with a high rate of metastasis. Peritoneal metastasis occurs in up to 60% of all patients and synchronously in up to 30% in locally advanced gastric cancer. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been an established treatment option in selected patients for several years, as the HIPEC serves as an alternative administration route. OBJECTIVE This article presents a schematic display of the various treatment options depending on the extent of peritoneal carcinomatosis in a gastric cancer. METHODS A literature search and analysis of the current literature on the treatment of gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases were carried out. A differentiation was made between limited and extensive peritoneal carcinomatosis together with the appropriate treatment strategy. RESULTS Principally, individual systemic chemotherapy is the backbone of treatment of gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases. In selected patients and in cases of limited peritoneal carcinomatosis, CRS and HIPEC can be conducted and survival is improved; however, CRS is still contraindicated in cases of extensive peritoneal carcinomatosis and in exceptional cases pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) can be carried out. CONCLUSION In selected patients CRS and HIPEC can lead to an improvement with respect to overall and disease-free survival. In cases of extensive peritoneal carcinomatosis, individualized chemotherapy remains the major treatment option.
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- Eva M Dobrindt
- Chirurgische Klinik, Campus Charité Mitte | Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Chirurgische Klinik, Campus Charité Mitte | Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Chirurgische Klinik, Campus Charité Mitte | Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Chirurgische Klinik, Campus Charité Mitte | Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Chirurgische Klinik, Campus Charité Mitte | Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Di Giorgio A, Gerardi C, Abatini C, Melotti G, Bonavina L, Torri V, Santullo F, Garattini S, De Luca M, Rulli E, Rulli E, Pacelli F. Prophylactic surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC CO2) versus standard surgery for gastric carcinoma at high risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis: short and long-term outcomes (GOETH STUDY)-a collaborative randomized controlled trial by ACOI, FONDAZIONE AIOM, SIC, SICE, and SICO. Trials 2022; 23:969. [PMID: 36457115 PMCID: PMC9714394 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06880-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION At the time of diagnosis, 15-20% of gastric carcinomas are in stage T4 or T4b. Furthermore, 5-20% of patients undergoing potentially curative surgery suffer from synchronous or metachronous peritoneal metastases. To date, neither surgery nor systemic chemotherapy successfully controls peritoneal dissemination, offering a limited impact on survival. Peritoneal metastases are in fact responsible for death in around 60% of gastric cancer patients. Several Eastern studies in the past have focused on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) as a prophylactic measure in patients with serosal extension, nodal involvement, and positive peritoneal fluid cytology. Therefore, a new multimodal therapeutic strategy based on aggressive surgery plus new locoregional treatment may prolong survival in this particular clinical scenario. METHODS This study compares the efficacy of prophylactic surgery (radical gastric resection, appendectomy, resection of the round ligament of the liver, and bilateral adnexectomy) plus hybrid CO2 HIPEC system versus standard surgery in patients with T3-T4 N0-N + gastric adenocarcinoma. Patients will be randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to the experimental arm or standard surgery. The primary endpoint is to establish the difference in disease-free survival between the groups. The secondary objective is to compare the safety and tolerability of prophylactic surgery plus HIPEC CO2 versus standard surgery. DISCUSSION Considering the poor prognosis of patients with peritoneal dissemination from gastric cancer, a prophylactic strategy to prevent peritoneal metastases may be beneficial. In patients with gastric cancer at high risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis, we propose aggressive surgical treatment with radical gastrectomy, removal of organs at risk of harbouring tumour cells, and HIPEC. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03917173. Registered on 16 April 2019. PROTOCOL VERSION v1, March 27, 2019. Protocol number: IRFMN-GCC-7813. EudraCT number: 2019-001478-27.
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- A. Di Giorgio
- grid.411075.60000 0004 1760 4193Operational Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.411075.60000 0004 1760 4193Operational Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani, ACOI, Rome, Italy
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- grid.419557.b0000 0004 1766 7370Division of General and Foregut Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.411075.60000 0004 1760 4193Operational Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4527.40000000106678902Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- grid.411075.60000 0004 1760 4193Operational Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Goetze TO, Al-Batran SE. Perspectives on the Management of Oligometastatic Disease in Esophago-Gastric Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:5200. [PMID: 36358619 PMCID: PMC9658190 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14215200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal cancer are the fifth and seventh most common cancer types worldwide. At the time of initial diagnosis, up to 50% of esophagogastric cancers present with distant metastatic lesions and are candidates for chemotherapy. Curative surgery in this stage is still an experimental approach. Only a small number of these metastatic patients show an oligometastatic disease with no uniform definition of what oligometastatic means in gastric cancer. Nevertheless, the question remains unanswered as to whether these patients are still candidates for curative concepts. Some studies have attempted to answer this question but have not been adequately designed to address the role of a curative-intended multimodal therapy in this setting. The current FLOT-5 is designed to potentially provide a definitive answer to the question of whether curatively intended surgery plays a role or is a disadvantage in this setting.
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- Thorsten Oliver Goetze
- Krankenhaus Nordwest gGmbH, Institut of Clinical Cancer Research, UCT—University Cancer Center Frankfurt-Marburg, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, 60488 Frankfurt, Germany
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Deng H, Li B, Qin X. The short- and long-term survival of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the advanced gastric cancer with/without peritoneal carcinomatosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Updates Surg 2022; 74:1805-1816. [DOI: 10.1007/s13304-022-01376-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kroese TE, Christ SM, van Rossum PSN, Burger MDL, Buijs GS, Mühlematter U, Andratschke N, Ruurda JP, Hüllner M, Gutschow CA, van Hillegersberg R, Guckenberger M. Incidence and survival of patients with oligometastatic esophagogastric cancer: a multicenter cohort study. Radiother Oncol 2022; 173:269-276. [PMID: 35753555 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE /OBJECTIVE This multicenter study assessed the incidence and survival of patients with esophagogastric cancer and oligometastatic disease (OMD) in two tertiary referral cancer centers in The Netherlands and Switzerland. MATERIALS /METHODS Between 2010-2021, patients with metastatic esophagogastric cancer were identified. Patients with de-novo OMD were included (first-time diagnosis of ≤5 distant metastases on 18F-FDG-PET/CT). Control of the primary tumor was considered in patients who underwent primary tumor resection or definitive chemoradiotherapy without locoregional recurrence. Treatment of OMD was categorized into 1) systemic therapy, 2) local treatment (stereotactic body radiotherapy or metastasectomy), 3) local plus systemic therapy, or 4) best supportive care. The primary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and independent prognostic factors for OS. Independent prognostic factors for OS were analyzed using multivariable Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS In total, 830 patients with metastatic esophagogastric cancer were identified of whom 200 patients with de-novo OMD were included (24%). The majority of included patients had esophageal cancer (73%) with adenocarcinoma histology (79%) and metachronous OMD (52%). The primary tumor was controlled in 68%. Treatment of OMD was systemic therapy (25%), local treatment (43%), local plus systemic therapy (13%), or best supportive care (18%). Median follow-up was 14 months (interquartile range: 7-27). Median OS was 16 months (95% CI: 13-21). Improved OS was independently associated with local plus systemic therapy compared with systemic therapy alone (hazard ratio [HR] 0.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.25-0.87). Worse OS was independently associated with squamous cell carcinoma (HR 1.70, 95% CI: 1.07-2.74), bone oligometastases (HR 2.44, 95% CI: 1.28-4.68), brain oligometastases (HR 1.98, 95% CI: 1.05-4.69), and two metastatic locations (HR 2.07, 95% CI: 1.04-4.12). Median OS after local plus systemic therapy was 35 months (95% CI: 22-NA) as compared with 13 months (95% CI: 9-21, p<0.001) after systemic therapy alone for OMD. CONCLUSION Patients with metastatic esophagogastric cancer present in 25% with de-novo OMD. Local treatment of OMD plus systemic therapy was independently associated with long-term OS and independently improved OS when compared with systemic therapy alone. Randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these results.
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- Tiuri E Kroese
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Switzerland.
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Greco SH, Chao JC, Heath NG, Lin Y, Gall VA, Grandhi MS, Kennedy TJ, Carpizo DR, Alexander HR, Langan RC, August DA. Surgery is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Am Surg 2022; 88:2637-2643. [PMID: 35649712 DOI: 10.1177/00031348221086800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate for patients with metastatic gastric cancer (mGC) is 5.3%. Surgery for mGC is controversial. METHODS We identified all mGC patients who received chemotherapy using the National Cancer Database (2004-2015). Patients were grouped according to surgery of: (1) the primary site (PS) only, (2) primary and distant sites (PDS), (3) distant site only (DS), or (4) no surgery (NS). A propensity score adjustment and multivariate regression was used to compare OS. RESULTS Overall, 18,772 patients met the inclusion criteria: (1) PS (n = 962, 5.1%), (2) PDS (n = 380, 2.1%), (3) DS (n = 984, 5.2%), and 16,446 NS (87.6%). Surgery was associated with improved OS in the PS and PDS groups (hazard ratios: .489 (95% CI: .376-.636); .583 (95% CI: .420-.811), P < .001) (median OS 15.8 and 15.9 months vs 8.6 for NS patients, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Gastrectomy with or without metastasectomy is associated with improved survival in stage IV gastric cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. This warrants further prospective studies.
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- Stephanie H Greco
- Department of Surgical Oncology, 6565Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 43982Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, 2006Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Community Medical Center, 4598RWJBarnabas Health, Toms River, NJ, USA
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, 200792University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.,Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 4598RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 43982Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.,Section of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, 145249Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Prabhu A, Mishra D, Brandl A, Yonemura Y. Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis-A Comprehensive Review of Current Intraperitoneal Treatment Modalities. Front Oncol 2022; 12:864647. [PMID: 35719946 PMCID: PMC9204320 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.864647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The treatment of patients with peritoneal metastasis from gastric cancer continues to evolve. With various forms of intraperitoneal drug delivery available, it is now possible to reach the sites of peritoneal metastases, which were otherwise sub-optimally covered by systemic chemotherapy, owing to the blood peritoneal barrier. We conducted a narrative review based on an extensive literature research, highlighting the current available intraperitoneal treatment options, which resulted in improved survival in well-selected patients of peritoneally metastasized gastric cancer. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy showed promising results in four different treatment modalities: prophylactic, neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and palliative. It is now possible to choose the type of intraperitoneal treatment/s in combination with systemic treatment/s, depending on patients' general condition and peritoneal disease burden, thus providing individualized treatment to these patients. Randomized controlled trials for the different treatment modalities were mainly conducted in Asia and lack further validation in the other parts of the world. Most recent application tools, such as pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, seem promising and need to pass the ongoing clinical trials.
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- Aruna Prabhu
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Thangam Cancer Center, Namakkal, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Thangam Cancer Center, Namakkal, India
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- Digestive Unit, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Regional Cancer therapy, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Centee, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan
- Japanese/Asian School of Peritoneal Surface Oncology, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Regional Cancer therapy, Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Center, Kusatsu General Hospital, Shiga, Japan
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Khan H, Johnston FM. Current role for cytoreduction and HIPEC for gastric cancer with peritoneal disease. J Surg Oncol 2022; 125:1176-1182. [PMID: 35481913 PMCID: PMC9322542 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gastric cancer (GC) is an aggressive malignancy with a high burden of peritoneal disease. Evidence regarding the use of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to improve outcomes has been growing. However, given multiple limitations, there remains a lack of international consensus regarding the optimal treatment paradigm. This review article discusses the burden of peritoneal disease in GC patients and the role of CRS + HIPEC in all treatment intents—curative, prophylactic, and palliative.
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- Hamza Khan
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Gronau F, Feldbruegge L, Oberwittler F, Gonzalez-Moreno S, Villeneuve L, Eveno C, Glehen O, Kusamura S, Rau B. HIPEC in Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Origin: A Systematic Review of Regimens and Techniques. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11051456. [PMID: 35268546 PMCID: PMC8911234 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11051456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Peritoneal metastasis in gastric cancer is associated with a poor prognosis. Complete cytoreductive surgery including gastrectomy and complete removal of all peritoneal lesions followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) achieves promising results. There exists an immersive variety of approaches for HIPEC that makes it difficult to weigh different results obtained in the literature. In order to enable standardization and development of HIPEC, we here present a systematic review of different drug regimens and technical approaches. (2) Methods: PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched on 26 May 2021 using the mesh terms “intraperitoneal chemotherapy AND gastric cancer”. Under consideration of systematic review guidelines, articles reporting on HIPEC in combination with CRS were selected. Data on duration, drugs, dosage, and other application parameters as well as morbidity and long term survival data were extracted for subsequent statistical analysis, tabulation, and descriptive synthesis. We assessed the risk of bias due to inhomogeneity of the patient cohort and incompleteness of report of HIPEC parameters. (3) Results: Out of 1421 screened publications, 42 publications presenting data from 1325 patients met the criteria. Most of the publications were single institutional retrospective cohort studies. The most common HIPEC regimen is performed after gastrointestinal anastomosis and consists of 50–200 mg/m2 cisplatinum and 30–40 mg/m2 mytomycin C at 42–43 °C for 60–90 min in a closed abdomen HIPEC system with three tubes. Almost every study reported incompletely on HIPEC parameters. Lower rates of anastomotic leakage were reported in studies that performed HIPEC after gastrointestinal anastomosis. Studies that performed open HIPEC and integrated a two-drug regimen indicated better overall survival rates. (4) Discussion: This is an exhaustive overview of the use of drug regimens and techniques for HIPEC after CRS for gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis. Other indications and application modes of intraperitoneal chemotherapy such as prophylactic or palliative HIPEC apart from CRS were not addressed. (5) Conclusion: Complete report of HIPEC parameters should be included in every publication. A consensus for dose expression either per BSA or as flat dose is desirable for comparison of the drug regimens. Despite numerous variations, we identified the most common regimens and techniques and their advantages and disadvantages according to the data in the literature. More phase I/II studies are needed to identify the best approach for HIPEC. (6) Other: This review was not supported by third parties.
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- Felix Gronau
- Department of Surgery, Chirurgische Klinik Campus Charité Mitte|Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (F.G.); (L.F.); (F.O.)
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- Department of Surgery, Chirurgische Klinik Campus Charité Mitte|Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (F.G.); (L.F.); (F.O.)
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- Department of Surgery, Chirurgische Klinik Campus Charité Mitte|Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (F.G.); (L.F.); (F.O.)
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- Réseau National de Prise en Charge des Tumeurs Rares du Péritoine, French National Registry of Rare Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, 69002 Lyon, France;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CHU Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France; (C.E.); (O.G.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CHU Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France; (C.E.); (O.G.)
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Nazionale Tumori dei Tumori di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy;
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- Department of Surgery, Chirurgische Klinik Campus Charité Mitte|Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 13353 Berlin, Germany; (F.G.); (L.F.); (F.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-30-450-622-214
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Zhang JF, Lv L, Zhao S, Zhou Q, Jiang CG. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Combined with Surgery: A 12-Year Meta-Analysis of this Promising Treatment Strategy for Advanced Gastric Cancer at Different Stages. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:3170-3186. [PMID: 35175455 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-11316-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND This meta-analysis was designed to systematically assess the effectiveness and safety of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) combined with surgery for different stages of advanced gastric cancer (AGC) during the last 12 years. METHODS The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched online, and papers were retrieved from other sources. Next, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and high-quality nonrandomized controlled trials (NRCTs) were selected for this analysis. The meta-analysis was conducted with RevMan5.4 software. RESULT The 10 RCTs and 13 NRCTs selected for the study included 1892 patients. The overall survival rates were higher in the HIPEC group at 1 year (risk ratio [RR], 0.52; P = 0.004) and 3 years (RR, 0.63; P < 0.00001) than in the control group for the patients without peritoneal cancer, and the HIPEC group had a significant reduction in the recurrence rate (RR, 0.60; p < 0.00001). Among the patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), the HIPEC group had significantly higher overall survival rates at 1 year (RR, 0.62; P = 0.00001), 2 years (RR, 0.85; P = 0.002), and 3 years (RR, 0.87; P = 0.0001), with an increase in the overall median survival time of 4.67 months. The two groups showed no statistically significant difference in terms of complications for patients with PC (RR, 1.03; P = 0.93) or without PC (RR, 1.15; P = 0.51). CONCLUSION For local AGC without PC, standard surgery combined with prophylactic HIPEC could prolong survival and reduce the recurrence rate without more complications. The prognosis of this treatment strategy for patients with PC is closely related to patient selection. Complete cytoreduction combined with therapeutic HIPEC could prolong survival.
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- Jian-Feng Zhang
- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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Prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy may benefit the long-term survival of patients after radical gastric cancer surgery. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2583. [PMID: 35173230 PMCID: PMC8850581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06417-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has been proven to improve the survival rate of gastric cancer and reduce peritoneal recurrence. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of prophylactic HIPEC after radical gastric cancer surgery in this study. Researchers searched for studies published in PubMed, Embase, Web of science, Scopus, Cochrane, Clinical key databases and Microsoft Academic databases to identify studies that examine the impact of prophylactic HIPEC on the survival, recurrence and adverse events of patients undergoing radical gastric cancer surgery. RevMan 5.3 was used to analyze the results and risk of bias. The PROSERO registration number is CRD42021262016. This meta-analysis included 22 studies with a total of 2097 patients, 12 of which are RCTs. The results showed that the 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival rate was significantly favorable to HIPEC (OR 5.10, 2.07, 1.96 respectively). Compared with the control group, the overall recurrence rate and peritoneal recurrence rate of the HIPEC group were significantly lower (OR 0.41, 0.24 respectively). Significantly favorable to the control group in terms of renal dysfunction and pulmonary dysfunction complications (OR 2.44, 6.03 respectively). Regarding the causes of death due to postoperative recurrence: liver recurrence, lymph node and local recurrence and peritoneal recurrence, the overall effect is not significantly different (OR 0.81, 1.19, 0.37 respectively). 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival follow-up may be incremented by the prophylactic HIPEC, and which reduce the overall recurrence rate and peritoneal recurrence rate. HIPEC may have high-risk of pulmonary dysfunction and renal dysfunction complications. No difference has been found in the deaths due to recurrence after surgery.
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Sun BJ, Lee B. Review of Regional Therapies for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030570. [PMID: 35158837 PMCID: PMC8833629 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Gastric cancer is usually diagnosed at late stages and is associated with poor five-year survival rates. Metastasis to the peritoneal cavity is common and leads to even worse outcomes. Currently, the mainstay of treatment for metastatic gastric cancer is systemic chemotherapy or supportive care. These recommendations remain despite evidence that suggests systemic therapy has poor penetration into the abdominal cavity, limiting efficacy against peritoneal disease. Newer treatments have been developed to address this problem, specifically regional therapies aimed at delivering chemotherapy directly into the peritoneal cavity to eradicate tumor cells. These novel therapies include hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, normothermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy. Regional therapies may also be combined with surgery to remove both macroscopic and microscopic disease. Although more clinical trials are needed to evaluate its efficacy, early studies have shown promising outcomes with intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Abstract Gastric cancer carries a poor prognosis and is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Patients with gastric cancer who develop peritoneal metastases have an even more dismal prognosis, with median survival time measured in months. Since studies have demonstrated that systemic chemotherapy has poor penetration into the peritoneum, multimodal treatment with intraperitoneal chemotherapy has been proposed for the treatment of peritoneal metastases and has become the foundation for newer therapeutic techniques and clinical trials. These include heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with cytoreductive surgery (CRS), which involves the application of heated chemotherapy into the abdomen with or without tumor debulking surgery; normothermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (NIPEC), in which non-heated chemotherapy can be delivered into the abdomen via a peritoneal port allowing for repeat dosing; and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC), a newer technique of pressurized and aerosolized chemotherapy delivered into the abdomen during laparoscopy. Early results with intraperitoneal chemotherapy have shown promise in increasing disease-free and overall survival in select patients. Additionally, there may be a palliative effect of these regional therapies. In this review, we explore and summarize these different intraperitoneal chemotherapy treatment regimens for gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases.
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Mazurek M, Szlendak M, Forma A, Baj J, Maciejewski R, Roviello G, Marano L, Roviello F, Polom K, Sitarz R. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the Management of Gastric Cancer: A Narrative Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19020681. [PMID: 35055500 PMCID: PMC8776178 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gastric cancer (GC) patients with peritoneal metastasis tend to achieve poor clinical outcomes. Until recently, the treatment options were limited mainly to either palliative chemotherapy or radiation therapy in exceptional cases. Currently, these patients benefit from multimodal treatment, such as cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Despite good overall results, this treatment modality is still widely debated. The following study is designed to assess the papers about the possible application and utility of HIPEC in GC. A search in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases was performed to assess the papers devoted to the role of HIPEC in GC treatment; a literature search was performed until March 21st; and, finally, 50 studies with a total number of 3946 patients were analyzed. According to the most recent data, it seems to be reasonable to limit the duration of HIPEC to the shortest effective time. Moreover, the drugs used in HIPEC need to have equal concentrations and the same solvent. Perioperative chemotherapy needs to be reported in detail and, furthermore, the term “morbidity” should be defined more clearly by the authors.
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- Marek Mazurek
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Voivodship Hospital in Siedlce, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland;
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.S.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
- Department of Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.S.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.S.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
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- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.M.); (F.R.)
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- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (L.M.); (F.R.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-070 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.S.); (J.B.); (R.M.)
- Department of Surgical Oncology, St. John’s Cancer Center, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastasis—Indian Experience. South Asian J Cancer 2021; 11:121-124. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Peritoneal metastasis secondary to gastric cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Recent studies have shown that cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) may be an efficacious treatment option for an otherwise palliative condition.
Methods A retrospective single institutional study of patents diagnosed with gastric carcinoma and peritoneal metastasis and treated with CRS and HIPEC from February 2015 to December 2019.
Results Sixteen patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis were treated with CRS and HIPEC. Three patients underwent upfront surgery, and five patients underwent interval surgery. The mean peritoneal cancer index (PCI) was 3.5, and adequate complete cytoreduction (CC) score of 0/1 was achieved in all patients. All patients received HIPEC with mitomycin C. Major surgical complications were in 12.5% of patients. Grade I surgical site infection was present in one patient. Three patients had prolonged gastrointestinal (GI) recovery. The 30-day mortality was zero. Median follow-up time was 39 months. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 12 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.86–17.13). The median overall survival (OS) was 17 months (95% CI 6.36–27.64).
Conclusion Multidisciplinary treatment of perioperative chemotherapy with CRS and HIPEC is a promising treatment option, which may prolong survival in selected patients, and large randomized clinical trials are warranted for it to become standard of care.
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Badgwell B. Regional therapy trials in peritoneal metastases: The path to standardization of care for gastric cancer. J Surg Oncol 2021; 125:64-68. [PMID: 34897716 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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As the peritoneum is the most common site of metastatic disease at diagnosis, disease identified at staging laparoscopy, and site of recurrence for patients with gastric cancer, intraperitoneal therapy has been an area of interest for many investigators. There are several ways to categorize the existing trials and studies. One is by indication, which includes palliative, neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and prophylactic. Another is by treatment modality which includes approaches such as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, intraperitoneal normothermic chemotherapy, and bidirectional combinations of systemic and intraperitoneal therapy. Recently completed and ongoing trials of peritoneal therapy in gastric cancer may be improving on the historically dismal survival rates for patients with carcinomatosis or disease at high risk of peritoneal recurrence. All completed randomized trials are from outside the United States, and additional studies of peritoneal therapy in Western populations are needed to clarify survival outcomes. Cooperative group trials and multi-institutional registry study efforts are ongoing to help address this clear area of unmet need.
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- Brian Badgwell
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Kassar S, Samaha R, Aoun R, Khoury M, Kattan J. The concept of oligometastatic disease in gastric cancer: reality or fiction? Future Oncol 2021; 18:135-138. [PMID: 34889659 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Positive results in the RENAISSANCE Trial will establish oligometastatic gastric cancer as a real independent entity where total surgical treatment will become the standard of care.
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- Serge Kassar
- Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, General Surgery Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Hematology-Oncology Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, General Surgery Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Hematology-Oncology Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Hematology-Oncology Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Graziosi L, Marino E, Bencivenga M, D’Ignazio A, Solaini L, Ministrini S, Caprioli M, Sacco M, Marrelli D, Mura G, Degiuli M, Morgagni P, Tiberio GAM, De Manzoni G, Roviello F, Donini A. Looking for a strategy in treating peritoneal gastric cancer carcinomatosis: an Italian multicenter Gastric Cancer Research group's analysis. World J Surg Oncol 2021; 19:334. [PMID: 34819103 PMCID: PMC8611869 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-021-02442-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study provides a snapshot of Italian patients with peritoneal metastasis from gastric cancer treated by surgery in Italian centers belonging to the Italian Research Group on Gastric Cancer. Prognostic factors affecting survival in such cohort of patients were evaluated with the final aim to identify patients who may benefit from radical intent surgery. METHODS It is a multicentric retrospective study based on a prospectively collected database including demographics, clinical, surgical, pathological, and follow-up data of patients with gastric cancer and synchronous macroscopic peritoneal metastases. Patients were surgically treated from January 2005 to January 2017. We focused on patients with macroscopic peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) treated with upfront surgery in order to provide homogeneous evidences. RESULTS Our results show that patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis cannot be considered all lost. Strictly selected cases (R0/R1 and P1 patients) could benefit from an aggressive surgical approach performing an extended lymphadenectomy and HIPEC treatment. CONCLUSION The main result of the study is that GC patients with limited peritoneal involvement can have a survival benefit from a surgery with "radical oncological intent", that means extended lymphadenectomy and R0 resection. The retrospective nature of this study is an important bias, and for this reason, we have started a prospective multicentric study including Italian stage IV patients that hopefully will give us more answers.
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- Luigina Graziosi
- General and Emergency Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- General and Upper GI Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Policlinico le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini 34, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- General and Upper GI Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Policlinico le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda USl Toscana SudEst—Arezzo, Arezzo, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Head, Digestive and Surgical Oncology, University of Torino, and San Luigi University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini 34, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Policlinico le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Conversion Surgery for Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2021; 2021:5459432. [PMID: 34804160 PMCID: PMC8598343 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5459432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background Patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) usually have poor outcomes and high mortality risk, even with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). This study analyzed the prognostic factors of AGC with PC and evaluated laparoscopic HIPEC (LHIPEC) plus neoadjuvant intraperitoneal and systemic chemotherapy (NIPS) as a conversion surgery for AGC patients with PC with a poor initial prognosis. Patient and Methods. We retrospectively evaluated 127 patients with AGC and PC from January 1, 2012, to March 1, 2020. After the exclusion of 32 ineligible patients, the conversion group comprised 34 patients who underwent LHIPEC + NIPS as a conversion surgery followed by CRS plus HIPEC. The CRS + HIPEC group included 15 patients who underwent CRS with HIPEC alone. Additionally, the C/T group comprised 23 patients who received systemic chemotherapy, and the palliative group comprised 23 patients who received only conservative therapy or palliative gastrectomy. Results The conversion group demonstrated a significantly better mean overall survival compared to the CRS + HIPEC, C/T, and palliative groups (p < 0.001). Patients in the conversion group who underwent LHIPEC + NIPS had significantly decreased peritoneal cancer index (PCI) scores (p < 0.001) and ascites (p=0.003). Malignant ascites amount also significantly decreased after treatment in the LHIPEC + NIPS group (p < 0.001). Conclusions LHIPEC + NIPS can significantly improve the overall survival, the PCI score, and malignant ascites amount in peritoneal cytology-positive gastric cancer with PC, and an initially high PCI score. Therefore, it may be a feasible conversion strategy for AGC patients with PC.
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Aigner K, Vashist YK, Selak E, Gailhofer S, Aigner KR. Efficacy of Regional Chemotherapy Approach in Peritoneal Metastatic Gastric Cancer. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10225322. [PMID: 34830604 PMCID: PMC8624731 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10225322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Peritoneal spread is frequent in gastric cancer (GC) and a palliative condition. After failure to systemic chemotherapy (sCTx) remaining therapeutic options are very limited. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of locoregional chemotherapy (RegCTx) in peritoneal metastatic GC. In total, 38 (23 male and 15 female) patients with peritoneal metastatic GC after failure of previous sCTx and unresectable disease were enrolled in this study. Using the hypoxic abdominal stop-flow perfusion, upper abdominal perfusion and intraarterial infusion technique in total 114 cycles with Cisplatin, Adriamycin and Mitomycin C were applied. No significant procedure related toxicity was noticed- especially no Grade 3 or 4 toxicity occurred. With the RegCTx approach a median overall survival of 17.4 months was achieved. Patients who had undergone previously resection of the GC the median overall survival was even better with 23.5 months. RegCTx is a promising, safe and efficient approach in diffuse metastatic GC. The evaluation of RegCTx in the setting of multimodal treatment approach at less advanced stages is also warranted.
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