A retrospective study compared progression-free and overall survival of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with conventional intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer.

FOX CHASE (WPVI) -- HIPEC is an often overlooked form of chemotherapy, with a long track record. It's improving survival rates in some abdominal cancers, however, some patients and doctors may not ...

Adding hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to surgery did not improve progression-free survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Among patients with platinum-sensitive peritoneal ...

“We have run out of chemotherapy options for this patient, so we have referred them for surgical evaluation to see if cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC is an option.” Clearly not all patients with PM ...

Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it spreads to other areas. In its late stages, it's harder to treat. Now there's an unconventional treatment being used to get rid of it. When her stomach ...

SCS combined with HIPEC may improve overall survival in PSROC patients compared to SCS alone, with a statistically significant benefit observed. The risk of severe complications, including anemia and ...

Validity of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sexual Interest and Satisfaction Measures in Men Following Radical Prostatectomy Compared with CRSa, CRS-HIPEC improved ...

In over 400 women at first epithelial ovarian cancer recurrence, those who received HIPEC had a median OS of 54.3 months compared with 45.8 months for those who did not (HR 0.73, 95% CI 0.56-0.96, P=0 ...

Median progression-free survival (PFS) improved from 23 months with surgery alone to 25 months with the addition of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), a nonsignificant difference. Post ...

Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study of a cancer treatment called HIPEC, heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, is showing good results when it comes to treating women with metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Just when Becky Kirby found love, she got the diagnosis. Kirby and her husband were returning from a one-year anniversary trip when she felt the pain in her abdomen that ...