Cytoreductive Surgery Plus Platinum‐Based Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Promising Integrated Approach to Improve Locoregional Control. (23rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Petrillo, Marco; Anchora, Luigi Pedone; Scambia, Giovanni; Fagotti, Anna
• Is Part Of: Oncologist. Volume 21:Number 5(2016)
• Page Start: 532
• Page End: 534
• Publication Date: 2016-03-23
• Subjects: Oncology -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Oncology; Tumors; Neoplasms; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0500
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1083-7159

Abstract

Abstract : Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) remains the most lethal among gynecological malignancies. Evidence strongly suggests that administration of platinum‐based hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy after cytoreductive surgery may represent an effective strategy to adequately treat both visible and microscopic disease, thus improving locoregional control.