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ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2021

Intraperitoneal paclitaxel: pharmacology, clinical results and future prospects.

Paul H Sugarbaker

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Review in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Catheter based intraperitoneal chemotherapy using taxane for peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer: from bench to bedside-a narrative review.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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  6. Intraperitoneal paclitaxel plus intravenous fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) and nivolumab for gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis: results from the IPLUS Phase II study.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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  16. PIPAC for Gastrointestinal Malignancies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  19. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer: A contemporary perspective.Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul H SugarbakerCenter for Gastrointestinal Malignancies, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paclitaxel administered into the peritoneal cavity is a chemotherapy agent that shows unusually prolonged retention within the peritoneal space. Using this pharmacokinetic fact as a starting point, the use of this drug to benefit patients with peritoneal metastases was investigated. The pharmacokinetics and drug characteristics of paclitaxel were identified from the oncologic literature. The experience to date with ovarian cancer, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, gastric cancer and pancreas cancer was explored. Paclitaxel given by repeated instillation through an intraperitoneal port has demonstrable responses in ovarian cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma, gastric cancer and pancreas cancer when peritoneal metastases are present. Its role for prevention of peritoneal metastases in patients at high risk seems less well established. Randomized controlled studies have been positive in ovarian cancer but not in other diseases with peritoneal dissemination. A randomized controlled study in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases produced suggestive but not conclusive results. Conversion surgery after repeated treatments with intraperitoneal paclitaxel has been reported with gastric cancer and pancreas cancer with peritoneal metastases. The pharmacology of intraperitoneal paclitaxel strongly suggest that intraperitoneal administration should be of benefit to prevent or treat peritoneal metastases. Protocols that the oncologist can follow to realize these potential benefits are not as yet available.

Indexed as

early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (EPIC)gastrointestinal cancerHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)intraperitoneal portneoadjuvant chemotherapyNIPSnormothermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (NIPEC)ovarian cancer

Identifiers

PMID33968440
PMCPMC8100710
OpenAlexW3044905681

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