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SUBMITTER: Riggs MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168334 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Riggs McKayla J MJ Pandalai Prakash K PK Kim Joseph J Dietrich Charles S CS
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 20200114 1
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in conjunction with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) holds promise as an adjunctive treatment strategy in malignancies affecting the peritoneal surface, effectively targeting remaining microscopic residual tumor. HIPEC increases concentrations of chemotherapy directly within the peritoneal cavity compared with the intravenous route and reduces the systemic side effects associated with prolonged adjuvant intraperitoneal exposure. Furthermore, hyperther ...[more]