In 2006, the National Cancer Institute proclaimed a change of practice recommending IP chemotherapy on the basis of the GOG 172 study. 7 However, the GOG 172 study also had major flaws and reasons for ...

Elevated Serum B-Lymphocyte Stimulator Levels in Patients With Familial Lymphoproliferative Disorders On the basis of the results of three multicenter, randomized, phase III clinical trials, ...

HIPEC surgery is a promising treatment option for patients with certain abdominal cancers. Surgical oncologist Erin Ward, MD, discusses which patients would be best candidates for HIPEC, explains why ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to cytoreductive surgery did not significantly prolong PFS or ...

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chemotherapy is a lifesaver in cancer treatment. But an IV isn't always the best way to deliver it. A different technique is helping make a difference for some abdominal ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A very specialized procedure is targeting some rare cancers. It's called HIPEC and it's a very specific type of chemotherapy done in tandem with surgery. In early 2019, ...

Positive results have emerged from a trial testing PIPAC, a procedure used for appendiceal, ovarian, gastric and colon cancers that works by spraying chemotherapy directly onto tumors. Erena van der ...

Systemic chemotherapy is when chemotherapy drugs travel throughout your body. This type of chemotherapy can be given intravenously or orally. Chemotherapy, or “chemo,” is a type of cancer treatment ...

Most people with peritoneal cancer have other cancers that have spread. Doctors only diagnose the disease in the advanced stages, so the prognosis can be short in some individuals. However, survival ...

Cancer is a large group of conditions caused by the rapid division of abnormal cells. Chemotherapy is one treatment option that involves receiving medication that keeps cancer cells from spreading.