Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a treatment for cancers in the abdomen or belly area. This treatment delivers anti-cancer drugs directly into the peritoneal cavity, the area in the belly that contains ...

At Fred Hutch Cancer Center and University of Washington Medical Center, we have an experienced team that provides CRS-HIPEC. Many of our patients receive all their cancer care through Fred Hutch and ...

Standard chemotherapy for newly diagnosed ovarian cancer is a platinum–taxane combination. The Gynecologic Oncology Group conducted a randomized, phase 3 trial that compared intravenous paclitaxel ...

In patients with tumors confined to the peritoneal cavity, there is established pharmacokinetic and tumor biology-related evidence that intraperitoneal drug administration is advantageous. Three large ...

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy, or PIPAC, is a new treatment technique that gives chemotherapy in the form of a pressurized aerosol, or spray, directly into the abdominal cavity.

In clinical practice, only a few risk factors remain that can be modified based on the decisions of patients and their physicians. The surgical decision making and chemotherapy administration choices, ...

A Randomized Phase IIIB Trial of Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab, and Panitumumab Compared With Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab Alone for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer All patients with gross PC from colorectal ...

HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. It’s a cancer treatment that pumps warm chemotherapy drugs into your abdomen. You get one very large dose of chemotherapy, but it's not as ...

Evidence-based recommendations on pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in adults. This involves spraying the inside of the peritoneal cavity with chemotherapy ...

VS-01 is a novel liposomal-based intraperitoneal fluid that acts as a clearance enhancer of toxic metabolites, in particular ammonia, from the body. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

HIPEC is a type of treatment for cancers that have spread within your abdomen. Doctors surgically remove the tumor and then pump heated chemotherapy drugs into your abdominal cavity. Hyperthermic ...