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.