Open AccessCytoreductive Surgery Plus Platinum‐Based Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Promising Integrated Approach to Improve Locoregional Control
Author(s) -
Petrillo Marco,
Anchora Luigi Pedone,
Scambia Giovanni,
Fagotti Anna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0500
Subject(s) - medicine , cytoreductive surgery , hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy , ovarian cancer , epithelial ovarian cancer , intraperitoneal chemotherapy , chemotherapy , oncology , surgery , cancer
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.