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. 2018 Jun;27(2):251-258.
doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 May 3.

HIPEC in patients with primary advanced ovarian cancer: Is there a role? A systematic review of short- and long-term outcomes

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HIPEC in patients with primary advanced ovarian cancer: Is there a role? A systematic review of short- and long-term outcomes

G S Kireeva et al. Surg Oncol. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

A systematic review of the studies where HIPEC combined with cytoreductive surgery was used in patients with primary advanced ovarian cancer was performed to understand is there a role for this treatment modality not only in recurrent but in primary advanced ovarian cancer. The results are controversial but there is a strong trend for improvement of the long-term outcomes of patients with primary advanced ovarian cancer after HIPEC.

Keywords: Cytoreductive surgery; HIPEC; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy; Primary advanced ovarian cancer.

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