Cytoreductive surgery combined with HIPEC in newly diagnosed and recurrent ovarian cancer
Journal Title: European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology - Year 2019, Vol 40, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: Perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy after cytoreductive surgery is used in ovarian cancer treatment. The purpose of the study is the evaluation of the effect of hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) as upfront treatment in advanced ovarian cancer. Materials and Methods: Prospective observational study of 166 women that underwent 189 cytoreductive operations for advanced ovarian cancer and in 55 of them HIPEC was used as upfront treatment. Clinical indicators were correlated to morbidity, hospital mortality, survival, and recurrences. Results: HIPEC as upfront treatment was found to be related to recurrence (p = 0.001) but not to overall survival. The prognostic variables of survival were the performance status, the completeness of cytoreduction, and the use of HIPEC (p < 0.001). The prognostic variables of recurrence were the degree of differentiation, and systemic chemotherapy (p = 0.05). Conclusion: HIPEC as upfront treatment after cytoreductive surgery may be another promising treatment strategy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Prospective randomized trials are required.
Authors and Affiliations
A. A. K. Tentes, T. B. Palaskas, K. Stamou, C. E. Stoforos, N. Pallas, C. Karamveri, D. Kyziridis, V. Kyriakopoulos
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