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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2012

Preliminary results of hyperthermic intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy as an adjuvant in resectable pancreatic cancer.

Antonios-Apostolos K Tentes, Dimitrios Kyziridis, Stylianos Kakolyris, Nicolaos Pallas, Georgios Zorbas, Odysseas Korakianitis, Christos Mavroudis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Panos Prasopoulos

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Article in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Adjuvant intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the treatment of colorectal cancer at risk for peritoneal carcinomatosis: a systematic review.International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Antonios-Apostolos K TentesSurgical Department, Didimotichon General Hospital, Didimotichon 68300, Greece.
Dimitrios Kyziridis
Stylianos Kakolyris
Nicolaos Pallas
Georgios Zorbas
Odysseas Korakianitis
Christos Mavroudis
Nicolaos Courcoutsakis
Panos Prasopoulos
Democritus University of Thrace · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims. 5-year survival in patients with pancreatic cancer is poor. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative resection. The results of adjuvant treatment either with chemotherapy or with radiotherapy have been contradictory and the incidence of local-regional recurrence remains high. If local-regional recurrence is controlled survival may be expected to increase. Hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) may be used in order to control local-regional recurrences. The purpose of the study is to identify the effect of HIPEC in patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing potentially resection. Patients and Methods. From 2007-2011, 21 patients, mean age 69.4 ± 9.5 (50-86) years, underwent tumor resection, and HIPEC with gemcitabine. The hospital mortality and morbidity rate was 9.5% and 33.3%, respectively. 5-year and median survival was 23% and 11 months, respectively. The recurrence rate was 50% but no patient developed local-regional recurrence. No patient was recorded with gemcitabine-induced toxicity. Conclusions. This clinical study of 21 patients is the first to combine an R(0) pancreas cancer resection with HIPEC. Increased morbidity and mortality from intraoperative gemcitabine was not apparent. Patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing potentially curative resection in combination with HIPEC may be offered a survival benefit. Data suggested that local-regional recurrences may be greatly reduced. Further studies with greater number of patients are required to confirm these findings.

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PMID22693491
PMCPMC3368190
OpenAlexW2092842111

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