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Aulicino M, Orsini C, D’Annibale G, Barberis L, Catania P, Abatini C, Attalla El Halabieh M, Ferracci F, Lodoli C, Santullo F, Pacelli F, Di Giorgio A. How to Implement Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy into a National Health System Scenario: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Costs and Economic Sustainability at a High-Volume Italian Hospital. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2637. [PMID: 39123365 PMCID: PMC11312094 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16152637] [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: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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PIPAC is a new surgical procedure and a viable treatment option for PSM patients, due to promising therapeutic outcomes, minimal invasiveness, limited surgical morbidity, and systemic toxicity side effects. However, its implementation throughout hospitals is hard to obtain due to its fragile economical sustainability. A retrospective health economic analysis was conducted in order to evaluate the cost of hospitalization for patients undergoing PIPAC treatment at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, in Rome. The average cost of a PIPAC procedure was defined based on the cost of surgery (cost of surgical material, operating room, intraperitoneal chemotherapy), hospital stay, diagnostic examinations, and drugs used during the stay. A total of 493 PIPAC procedures were performed on 222 patients with peritoneal metastases or primary peritoneal cancer from 2017 to 2023. Since the mean remuneration for each PIPAC hospitalization is €5916 and the mean expenditure per hospitalization is €6538, this results in an operating profit per PIPAC hospitalization of -€622. The reimbursement of PIPAC treatment by the Italian National Health System currently only partially covers the hospital's costs. Development of specific codes and adequate reimbursement for PIPAC by recognizing this procedure as a proper treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis is essential.
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- Matteo Aulicino
- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Ramalho-Vasconcelos F, Gomes R, Bouça-Machado R, Aral M, Nogueiro J, Bouça-Machado T, Sousa-Pinto B, Santos-Sousa H. Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in the Treatment of Gastric Cancer: Feasibility, Efficacy and Safety-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3320. [PMID: 38893031 PMCID: PMC11173180 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113320] [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: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Background: Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) is an emerging technique for delivering chemotherapy directly to the peritoneum via a pressurized aerosol. Its growing attention stems from its effectiveness in treating peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) originating from various primary tumors, with gastric cancer (GC) being among the most prevalent. This study aimed to systematically investigate PIPAC's therapeutic role in gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis (GCPM). Methods: The systematic review and meta-analysis followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, searching Pubmed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS databases. The meta-analysis of relative risks and mean differences compared patients undergoing one or two PIPAC sessions with those completing three or more, assessing various outcomes. Results: Eighteen studies underwent qualitative analysis, and four underwent quantitative analysis. Patients with three or more PIPAC procedures had shorter hospital stays (MD = -1.2; 95%CI (-1.9; -0.5); p < 0.001), higher rates of histopathological response (RR = 1.77, 95%CI 1.08; 2.90; p = 0.023), and significantly improved overall survival (MD = 6.0; 95%CI 4.2; 7.8; p < 0.001). Other outcomes showed no significant differences. Conclusions: PIPAC demonstrated efficacy in carefully selected patients, enhancing histopathologic response rates and overall survival without prolonging hospital stays. This study underscores the necessity for randomized controlled trials and precise selection criteria to refine PIPAC's implementation in clinical practice.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes—Edifício Egas Moniz, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- São João Local Health Unit, Surgery Department, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- São João Local Health Unit, Surgery Department, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- MEDCIDS—Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS—Centre for Health Technologies and Services Research, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- São João Local Health Unit, Obesity Integrated Responsibility Unit (CRI-O), 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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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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Daniel SK, Sun BJ, Lee B. PIPAC for Gastrointestinal Malignancies. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6799. [PMID: 37959264 PMCID: PMC10650315 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The peritoneum is a common site of metastases for gastrointestinal tumors that predicts a poor outcome. In addition to decreased survival, peritoneal metastases (PMs) can significantly impact quality of life from the resulting ascites and bowel obstructions. The peritoneum has been a target for regional therapies due to the unique properties of the blood-peritoneum barrier. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have become accepted treatments for limited-volume peritoneal disease in appendiceal, ovarian, and colorectal malignancies, but there are limitations. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) improves drug distribution and tissue penetration, allowing for a minimally invasive application for patients who are not CRS/HIPEC candidates based on high disease burden. PIPAC is an emerging treatment that may convert the patient to resectable disease, and may increase survival without major morbidity, as indicated by many small studies. In this review, we discuss the rationale and benefits of PIPAC, as well as sentinel papers describing its application for gastric, colorectal, appendiceal, and pancreatobiliary PMs. While no PIPAC device has yet met FDA approval, we discuss next steps needed to incorporate PIPAC into neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatment paradigms, as well as palliative settings. Data on active clinical trials using PIPAC are provided.
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- Sara K. Daniel
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Casella F, Bencivenga M, Brancato G, Torroni L, Ridolfi C, Puccio C, Alloggio M, Meloni F, Fusario D, Marrelli D, Giacopuzzi S, Roviello F, de Manzoni G. Bidirectional Approach with PIPAC and Systemic Chemotherapy for Patients with Synchronous Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases (GCPM). Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:5733-5742. [PMID: 37270440 PMCID: PMC10409663 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13572-7] [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: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the efficacy of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) with systemic chemotherapy as a bidirectional approach for gastric cancer (GC) patients with synchronous peritoneal metastases (SPM). METHODS A retrospective analysis of a prospective PIPAC database was queried for patients who underwent a bidirectional approach between October 2019 and April 2022 at two high-volume GC surgery units in Italy (Verona and Siena). Surgical and oncological outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS Between October 2019 and April 2022, 74 PIPAC procedures in 42 consecutive patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤2 were performed-32 patients treated in Verona and 10 in Siena. Twenty-seven patients (64%) were female and median age at first PIPAC was 60.5 years (I-III quartiles: 49-68 years). Median Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) was 16 (I-III quartiles: 8-26) and 25 patients (59%) had at least two PIPAC procedures. Major complications according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE; 3 and 4) occurred in three (4%) procedures, and, according to the Clavien-Dindo classification (>3a), one (1%) severe complication occurred. There were no reoperations or deaths within 30 days. Median overall survival (mOS) from diagnosis was 19.6 months (range 14-24), and mOS from first PIPAC was 10.5 months (range 7-13). Excluding cases with very heavy metastatic peritoneal burden, with PCI from 2 to 26, treated with more than one PIPAC, mOS from diagnosis was 22 months (range 14-39). Eleven patients (26%) underwent curative-intent surgery after a bidirectional approach. R0 was achieved in nine (82%) patients and complete pathological response was obtained in three (27%) cases. CONCLUSIONS Patient selection is associated with bidirectional approach efficacy and feasibility for SPM GC treatment, which may allow potentially curative surgical radicalization in highly selected cases.
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Sammartino P, De Manzoni G, Marano L, Marrelli D, Biacchi D, Sommariva A, Scaringi S, Federici O, Guaglio M, Angrisani M, Cardi M, Fassari A, Casella F, Graziosi L, Roviello F. Gastric Cancer (GC) with Peritoneal Metastases (PMs): An Overview of Italian PSM Oncoteam Evidence and Study Purposes. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3137. [PMID: 37370747 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15123137] [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: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) continues to be one of the leading types of malignancies worldwide, despite an ongoing decrease in incidence. It is the fifth most frequent type of cancer in the world and the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Peritoneal metastases (PMs) occur in 20-30% of cases during the natural history of the disease. Systemic chemotherapy (SC) is undoubtedly the standard of care for patients with GC and PMs. However, with the development of highly effective regimens (SC combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy), significant tumor shrinkage has been observed in many patients with synchronous GC and PMs, allowing some to undergo curative resection "conversion surgery" with long-term survival. In recent years, there has been growing interest in intraperitoneal chemotherapy for PMs, because the reduced drug clearance associated with the peritoneal/plasma barrier allows for direct and prolonged drug exposure with less systemic toxicity. These procedures, along with other methods used for peritoneal surface malignancies (PSMs), can be used in GCs with PMs as neoadjuvant chemotherapy or adjuvant treatments after radical surgery or as palliative treatments delivered either laparoscopically or-more recently-as pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy. The great heterogeneity of patients with stage IV gastric cancer did not allow us to carry out a systemic review; therefore, we limited ourselves to providing readers with an overview to clarify the indications and outcomes of integrated treatments for GCs with PMs by analyzing reports from the international clinical literature and the specific experiences of our oncoteam.
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- Paolo Sammartino
- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Advanced Surgical Oncology Unit, Surgical Oncology of the Esophagus and Digestive Tract, Veneto, Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- AOU Careggi, IBD Unit-Chirurgia dell'Apparato Digerente, 50100 Firenze, Italy
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- Peritoneal Tumors Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Unit, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Upper GI Surgery Division, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Santa Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Baake J, Nadiradze G, Archid R, Königsrainer A, Bösmüller H, Reymond M, Solass W. Peritoneal regression grading score (PRGS): first evidence for independent predictive and prognostic significance. Pleura Peritoneum 2023; 8:55-63. [PMID: 37304164 PMCID: PMC10249756 DOI: 10.1515/pp-2023-0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Objectives The peritoneal regression grading score (PRGS) is a four-tied pathologic score measuring tumor regression in biopsies from patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) receiving chemotherapy. Methods This retrospective analysis of a prospective registry (NCT03210298) analyses 97 patients with isolated PM under palliative chemotherapy. We examined the predictive value of the initial PRGS for overall survival (OS) and the prognostic value of PRGS in repeated peritoneal biopsies. Results The 36 (37.1 %) patients with an initial mean PRGS≤2 had a longer median OS (12.1 months, CI 95 % 7.8-16.4) vs. 8.0 months (CI 95 % 5.1-10.8 months) in 61 (62.9 %) patients with PRGS≥3 (p=0.02) After stratification, the initial PRGS was an independent predictor of OS (Cox-regression, p<0.05). Out of 62 patients receiving≥two chemotherapy cycles, 42 (67.7 %) had a histological response (defined as a lower or stable mean PRGS in successive therapy cycles), and 20 (32.3 %) progressed (defined as an increasing mean PRGS). PRGS response was associated with a longer median OS (14.6 months, CI 5-95 % 6.0-23.2) vs. 6.9 (CI 5-95 % 0.0-15.9) months. PRGS response was prognostic in the univariate analysis (p=0.017). Thus, PRGS had both a predictive and prognostic significance in patients with isolated PM receiving palliative chemotherapy in this patient cohort. Conclusions This is the first evidence for the independent predictive and prognostic significance of PRGS in PM. These encouraging results need validation in an adequately powered, prospective study.
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- Janina Baake
- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- National Center for Pleura and Peritoneum, Comprehensive Cancer Center South-Western Germany, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Ezanno AC, Malgras B, Pocard M. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, reasons for interrupting treatment: a systematic review of the literature. Pleura Peritoneum 2023; 8:45-53. [PMID: 37304159 PMCID: PMC10249753 DOI: 10.1515/pp-2023-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Objectives Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) gives encouraging results in the treatment of peritoneal metastasis (PM). The current recommendations require at least 3 sessions of PIPAC. However, some patients do not complete the full treatment course and stop after only 1 or 2 procedures, hence the limited benefit. A literature review was performed, with search terms including "PIPAC" and "pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy." Content Only articles describing the causes for premature termination of the PIPAC treatment were analysed. The systematic search identified 26 published clinical articles related to PIPAC and reporting causes for stopping PIPAC. Summary The series range from 11 to 144 patients, with a total of 1352 patients treated with PIPAC for various tumours. A total of 3088 PIPAC treatments were performed. The median number of PIPAC treatments per patient was 2.1, the median PCI score at the time of the first PIPAC was 19 and the number of patients who did not complete the recommended 3 sessions of PIPAC was 714 (52.8%). Disease progression was the main reason for early termination of the PIPAC treatment (49.1%). The other causes were death, patients' wishes, adverse events, conversion to curative cytoreductive surgery and other medical reasons (embolism, pulmonary infection, etc…). Outlook Further investigations are necessary to better understand the causes for interrupting PIPAC treatment and also improving the selection of patients who are most likely to benefit from PIPAC.
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- Anne-Cecile Ezanno
- Department of digestive surgery, Begin Military Teaching Hospital, Saint Mandé, France
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- Department of digestive surgery, Begin Military Teaching Hospital, Saint Mandé, France
- French Military health Service Academy, Ecole du Val de Grâce, Paris, France
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- Department of digestive surgery, La Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France
- INSERM, U965 Cart unit, Paris, France
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Ramos Arias G, Sindayigaya R, Ouaissi M, Buggisch JR, Schmeding M, Giger-Pabst U, Zieren J. Safety and Feasibility of High-Pressure/High-Dose Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (HP/HD-PIPAC) for Primary and Metastatic Peritoneal Surface Malignancies. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:2497-2505. [PMID: 36400887 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12698-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and perioperative safety of high-pressure/high-dose pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (HP/HD-PIPAC) to manage peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM). METHODS Retrospective analysis of a prospective database of about 130 consecutive patients scheduled for HP/HD-PIPACs for PSM. Doxorubicin plus cisplatin (PIPAC-C/D) or oxaliplatin (PIPAC-Ox) were nebulized into a constant capnoperitoneum of 20 mmHg at doses of 6, 30, or 120 mg/m2 of body surface area (BSA). Outcome criteria were perioperative complications (Clavien-Dindo). RESULTS The median age of patients was 62 years (range 9-82), and the primary tumor site was of colorectal (CRC), upper gastrointestinal tract (UGI), unknown primary (CUP), malignant epithelioid mesothelioma of the peritoneum (MPM), hepato-pancreatic-biliary tract (HPB), and other origin in 30 (23.1%), 27 (20.8%), 16 (12.3%), 16 (12.3%), 6 (4.6%), and 35 (26.9%) patients, respectively. Abdominal access failed for a first, second, third, and fourth or more HP/HD-PIPAC in 12/130 (9.2%), 4/64 (6.3%), 6/40 (15.0%), and 2/33 (6.1%) patients. A total of 243 procedures were performed in 118 patients. No intraoperative complications related to increased capnoperitoneal pressure occurred, but an intraoperative bleeding complication was observed in 1/243 (0.4%) patients. The overall rate of postoperative procedure-related complications was 19.3% (47/243), while 15.3% (37/243), 1.6% (6/243), 1.6% (1/243), 0.4% (1/243), and 0.4% (1/243) were Grade I, II, III, IV, and V complications, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Perioperative complications of HP/HD-PIPAC are comparable with standard pressure/dose PIPAC treatment protocols. Prospective studies are warranted to examine potential improvement in therapy outcomes.
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- Gabriel Ramos Arias
- Department of Surgery, Städtisches Krankenhaus Dortmund, University Hospital of the University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, Endocrine, Hepato-Biliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery, Trousseau Hospital, Chambray les Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, Endocrine, Hepato-Biliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery, Trousseau Hospital, Chambray les Tours, Tours, France
- University of Münster, Medizinische Fakultät, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Städtisches Krankenhaus Dortmund, University Hospital of the University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
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- EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, Université de Tours, Tours, France.
- Fliedner Fachhochschule, University of Applied Science Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Department of Surgery, Städtisches Krankenhaus Dortmund, University Hospital of the University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
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Di Giorgio A, Macrì A, Ferracci F, Robella M, Visaloco M, De Manzoni G, Sammartino P, Sommariva A, Biacchi D, Roviello F, Pastorino R, Pires Marafon D, Rotolo S, Casella F, Vaira M. 10 Years of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041125. [PMID: 36831468 PMCID: PMC9954579 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel intraperitoneal drug delivery method of low-dose chemotherapy as a pressurized aerosol in patients affected by peritoneal cancer of primary or secondary origin. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim of assessing the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of PIPAC. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed using Medline and Web of Science databases from 1 January 2011, to inception, to 31 December 2021. Data were independently extracted by two authors. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality and risk of bias of studies. Meta-analysis was performed for pathological response, radiological response, PCI variation along treatment, and for patients undergoing three or more PIPAC. Pooled analyses were performed using the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation, and 95% CIs were calculated using Clopper-Pearson exact CIs in all instances. RESULTS A total of 414 papers on PIPAC were identified, and 53 studies considering 4719 PIPAC procedure in 1990 patients were included for analysis. The non-access rate or inability to perform PIPAC pooled rate was 4% of the procedures performed. The overall proportion of patients who completed 3 or more cycles of PIPAC was 39%. Severe toxicities considering CTCAE 3-4 were 4% (0% to 38.5%). In total, 50 studies evaluated deaths within the first 30 postoperative days. In the included 1936 patients were registered 26 deaths (1.3%). The pooled analysis of all the studies reporting a pathological response was 68% (95% CI 0.61-0.73), with an acceptable heterogeneity (I2 28.41%, p = 0.09). In total, 10 papers reported data regarding the radiological response, with high heterogeneity and a weighted means of 15% (0% to 77.8%). PCI variation along PIPAC cycles were reported in 14 studies. PCI diminished, increased, or remained stable in eight, one and five studies, respectively, with high heterogeneity at pooled analysis. Regarding survival, there was high heterogeneity. The 12-month estimated survival from first PIPAC for colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, gynecological cancer and hepatobiliary/pancreatic cancer were, respectively, 53%, 25%, 59% and 37%. CONCLUSIONS PIPAC may be a useful treatment option for selected patients with PM, with acceptable grade 3 and 4 toxicity and promising survival benefit. Meta-analysis showed high heterogeneity of data among up-to-date available studies. In a subset analysis per primary tumor origin, pathological tumor regression was documented in 68% of the studies with acceptable heterogeneity. Pathological regression seems, therefore, a reliable outcome for PIPAC activity and a potential surrogate endpoint of treatment response. We recommend uniform selection criteria for patients entering a PIPAC program and highlight the urgent need to standardize items for PIPAC reports and datasets.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Di Giorgio
- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli—IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- U.O.C.—P.S.G. con O.B.I. Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “G. Martino”—Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- Surgical Unit of Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli—IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +39-0630157255
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO—IRCCS, Candiolo, 10060 Torino, Italy
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- U.O.C.—P.S.G. con O.B.I. Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “G. Martino”—Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Advanced Surgical Oncology Unit, Surgical Oncology of the Esophagus and Digestive Tract, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- CRS and HIPEC Unit, Pietro Valdoni, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Sezione di Igiene, Dipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health—Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli—IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Igiene, Dipartimento Universitario Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Upper GI Surgery Division, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO—IRCCS, Candiolo, 10060 Torino, Italy
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Roensholdt S, Detlefsen S, Mortensen MB, Graversen M. Response Evaluation in Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis Treated with Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC). J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041289. [PMID: 36835824 PMCID: PMC9963217 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041289] [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: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) directed therapy emerged as a treatment of peritoneal metastasis (PM) a decade ago. The response assessment of PIPAC is not uniform. This narrative review describes non-invasive and invasive methods for response evaluation of PIPAC and summarizes their current status. PubMed and clinicaltrials.gov were searched for eligible publications, and data were reported on an intention-to-treat basis. The peritoneal regression grading score (PRGS) showed a response in 18-58% of patients after two PIPACs. Five studies showed a cytological response in ascites or peritoneal lavage fluid in 6-15% of the patients. The proportion of patients with malignant cytology decreased between the first and third PIPAC. A computed tomography showed stable or regressive disease following PIPAC in 15-78% of patients. The peritoneal cancer index was mainly used as a demographic variable, but prospective studies reported a response to treatment in 57-72% of patients. The role of serum biomarkers of cancer or inflammation in the selection of candidates for and responders to PIPAC is not fully evaluated. In conclusion, response evaluation after PIPAC in patients with PM remains difficult, but PRGS seems to be the most promising response evaluation modality.
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- Signe Roensholdt
- Odense PIPAC Center, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Odense PIPAC Center, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 15, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Odense Pancreas Center (OPAC), Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Odense PIPAC Center, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Odense Pancreas Center (OPAC), Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Odense PIPAC Center, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Odense Pancreas Center (OPAC), Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Guchelaar NAD, Noordman BJ, Koolen SLW, Mostert B, Madsen EVE, Burger JWA, Brandt-Kerkhof ARM, Creemers GJ, de Hingh IHJT, Luyer M, Bins S, van Meerten E, Lagarde SM, Verhoef C, Wijnhoven BPL, Mathijssen RHJ. Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Unresectable Peritoneal Surface Malignancies. Drugs 2023; 83:159-180. [PMID: 36633826 PMCID: PMC9908703 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-022-01828-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Malignancies of the peritoneal cavity are associated with a dismal prognosis. Systemic chemotherapy is the gold standard for patients with unresectable peritoneal disease, but its intraperitoneal effect is hampered by the peritoneal-plasma barrier. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy, which is administered repeatedly into the peritoneal cavity through a peritoneal implanted port, could provide a novel treatment modality for this patient population. This review provides a systematic overview of intraperitoneal used drugs, the performed clinical studies so far, and the complications of the peritoneal implemental ports. Several anticancer drugs have been studied for intraperitoneal application, with the taxanes paclitaxel and docetaxel as the most commonly used drug. Repeated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, mostly in combination with systemic chemotherapy, has shown promising results in Phase I and Phase II studies for several tumor types, such as gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Two Phase III studies for intraperitoneal chemotherapy in gastric cancer have been performed so far, but the results regarding the superiority over standard systemic chemotherapy alone, are contradictory. Pressurized intraperitoneal administration, known as PIPAC, is an alternative way of administering intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and the first prospective studies have shown a tolerable safety profile. Although intraperitoneal chemotherapy might be a standard treatment option for patients with unresectable peritoneal disease, more Phase II and Phase III studies focusing on tolerability profiles, survival rates, and quality of life are warranted in order to establish optimal treatment schedules and to establish a potential role for intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the approach to unresectable peritoneal disease.
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- Niels A D Guchelaar
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Cancer Institute, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catharina Cancer Institute, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Cancer Institute, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Cancer Institute, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Baggaley AE, Lafaurie GBRC, Tate SJ, Boshier PR, Case A, Prosser S, Torkington J, Jones SEF, Gwynne SH, Peters CJ. Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC): updated systematic review using the IDEAL framework. Br J Surg 2022; 110:10-18. [PMID: 36056893 PMCID: PMC10364525 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Alice E Baggaley
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cancer Services, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Library Services, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Cancer Services, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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Bouça-Machado T, Aral M, Meireles S, Graversen M, Barbosa E. The Implementation of a PIPAC (Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy) Program in Portugal. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2022; 35:927-928. [PMID: 36334077 DOI: 10.20344/amp.18834] [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: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tiago Bouça-Machado
- General Surgery Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Portugal
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- General Surgery Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Portugal
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- Department of Medical Oncology. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Portugal
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- Odense PIPAC Center & Odense Pancreas Center. Department of Surgery. Upper GI and HPB Section. Odense University Hospital. Denmark
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- General Surgery Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Portugal
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SMYD3 regulates gastric cancer progression and macrophage polarization through EZH2 methylation. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 30:575-581. [PMID: 36127410 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-022-00535-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
SET and MYND domain-containing protein 3 (SMYD3), a known histone methyltransferase, was reported to regulate cancer pathogenesis. However, its role in gastric development and progression remains unclear. EZH2 methylation had been associated with cancer metastasis, but the EZH2 methylation status in gastric cancer (GC) is unknown. Here, we report that EZH2 K421 methylation was responsible for gastric cancer cell soft agar colony formation, in vivo metastasis, and macrophage polarization. Mechanically, we identified SMYD3 as the methyltransferase of EZH2 at K421 residue which accelerates EZH2 Ubiquitin proteasome degradation. Cell harboring non-methylated EZH2 mutants promotes gastric cancer cell metastasis. Taken together, our results showed that SMYD3-EZH2 axis restricts gastric cancer metastasis via integrating epigenetic signaling.
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Badgwell B. Is PIPAC a New Summit for Peritoneal Disease Treatment or are we Lost in the Snowstorm? Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 29:13-14. [PMID: 34642846 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10899-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Brian Badgwell
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Unit 1484, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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