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Liu L, Zhang T, Song X, Liao CG, Xu T, Yang Y, Zeng M, Jia J, Su H, Song Y, Min J, Zhang H, Li W, Zhang H, Zhang H. Hyperthermic intrathoracic/intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus conventional intrapleural/intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the malignant effusion: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. Int J Hyperthermia 2023; 40:2241689. [PMID: 37574198 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2023.2241689] [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: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of hyperthermic intrathoracic/intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus conventional intrapleural/intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of malignant pleural or peritoneal effusion. METHODS A randomized clinical trial was carried out in 8 cancer centers across China. Patients with malignant pleural or peritoneal effusion were randomly assigned to the study group or control group. Patients in the study group were treated with cisplatin-based hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) or hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), while the control group was treated with conventional intrapleural or intraperitoneal chemotherapy using same chemotherapeutic regime as the study group. The objective response rate (ORR) was analyzed as primary outcome. Quality-of-life (QOL) score was recorded as secondary outcome using the questionnaire 30 (QLQ-C30) of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). The efficacy and safety of the two treatments were compared. RESULTS Total 135 patients were recruited and randomized in this study, with 67 patients in the study group and 68 patients in the control group. The ORR in the study group (80.70%) was significantly higher than that in the control group (31.03%, p < 0.001). However, neither changes of QOL scores, nor incidence rates of adverse events were significantly different between the two groups (p = 0.076 and 0.197, respectively). CONCLUSION Efficacy of HITHOC or HIPEC is superior to that of conventional modality for the treatment of malignant effusion with comparable side effects.
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- Lili Liu
- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, China University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Wuxi Mingci Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Markowiak T, Larisch C, Hofmann HS, Ried M. Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC): narrative review of the current literature, recommendations and future studies. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:955. [PMID: 34350270 PMCID: PMC8263861 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Although the method of hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) after cytoreductive surgery is known for more than 20 years now, the interest of the scientific community has been growing especially in recent years with annually increasing numbers of publications. The feasibility and safety of HITHOC has already been demonstrated. The primary objective now is to reach a consent about the optimal implementation and standardization of the procedure. In the international clinical practice of HITHOC the parameters of temperature, duration, type and number of chemotherapeutic agents vary, making a comparison of the short- and long-term results difficult. For about ten years, the combination of surgical cytoreduction and HITHOC has been performed more routinely in several departments of thoracic surgery in Germany, especially in university hospitals. Recently, a group of experts for thoracic surgery of five departments of thoracic surgery elaborated recommendations for the HITHOC procedure in Germany. These recommendations represent a standardized and consistent implementation of HITHOC. Through this, postoperative complications associated to HITHOC should be reduced and a better comparison of the results should be enabled. This article is intended to give a brief overview of the literature, current recommendations in the implementation of HITHOC and also aims to show future perspectives of this procedure.
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- Till Markowiak
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Markowiak T, Koller M, Zeman F, Huppertz G, Hofmann HS, Ried M. Protocol of a retrospective, multicentre observational study on hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy in Germany. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e041511. [PMID: 32690754 PMCID: PMC7375498 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Objective of the 'German hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) study' is to evaluate the HITOC as additional treatment after surgical cytoreduction for malignant pleural tumours. Even though HITOC is applied with increasing frequency, there is no standardised therapy protocol concerning the technique of HITOC, the selection as well as dosage of chemotherapeutic agents and perioperative management in order to provide a safe and comparable, standardised treatment regime. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This trial is a retrospective, multicentre observational study, which is funded by the German Research Foundation. Approximately 300 patients will be included. Four departments of thoracic surgery, which are performing the most HITOC procedures in Germany, are contributing to this study: Center for Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Regensburg, Thoracic Clinic Heidelberg of the University of Heidelberg, Center for Thoracic Surgery of the Hospital University of Munich and the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg. All patients who underwent surgical cytoreduction and subsequent HITOC at one of the four centres between starting the HITOC programme in 2008 and December 2019 will be included. Information on the performed HITOC will be obtained, focusing on the technique as well as the applied perfusion solution including the chemotherapeutic agent. Furthermore, parameters of the patient's postoperative recovery will be analysed to determine 30-day morbidity and mortality. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The approvals by the local ethics committee of the respective clinic and the three participating clinics have been obtained. The results will be presented in conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER German Clinical Trials Registry (DRKS00015012; Pre-results).
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- Till Markowiak
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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- Center for Clinical Studies, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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- Center for Clinical Studies, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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- Center for Clinical Studies, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany
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