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SUBMITTER: Topal B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5693494 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Topal Baki B Demey Karel K Topal Halit H Jaekers Joris J Van Cutsem Eric E Vandecaveye Vincent V Sagaert Xavier X Prenen Hans H
BMC cancer 20171117 1
<h4>Background</h4>Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus hyperthermic intra-operative peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPC) for gastric peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is controversial, and selection criteria for this treatment modality are lacking.<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty-two patients (F/M ratio 12/20; median (range) age 58 (32-75) years) underwent CRS + HIPC with cisplatin for PC from gastric adenocarcinoma in 2010-2014. This monocentric phase-2 nonrandomized prospective study with a power of 90% aimed to im ...[more]