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HIPEC for gynaecological malignancies: A last update (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou
    • Aristarchos Almperis
    • Alexios Papanikolaou
    • Antonio Simone Laganà
    • George Mavromatidis
    • Frederic Guyon
    • Konstantinos Dinas
    • Stamatios Petousis
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  • Published online on: May 4, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.85
  • Article Number: 25
  • Copyright: © Margioula-Siarkou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Advanced‑stage gynaecological cancer represents a clinical entity with challenging surgical treatment in an effort to optimize prognosis. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) following cytoreductive surgery (CRS) has been reported as a method potentially eligible to improve prognosis. However, no definitive conclusions have yet been made on which types of cancer and which context HIPEC may actually have a beneficial impact. The present review discusses the efficacy and safety of HIPEC as a treatment option for patients with primary/recurrent ovarian, endometrial and cervix cancer, as well as peritoneal sarcomatosis. A literature search was conducted using MeSH terms for each topic in the PubMed database and supplemented with a manual search to retrieve additional articles eligible for inclusion/fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The implementation of HIPEC appears to be beneficial in terms of survival in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, as well as in patients with recurrent EOC. Statistical superiority is not justified by current studies regarding other gynaecological malignancies with peritoneal dissemination. Furthermore, as regards safety, HIPEC following CRS does not appear to significantly increase the mortality and morbidity rates compared to the use of CRS alone. The rationale for using HIPEC and CRS in the treatment of ovarian cancer, particularly in the neoadjuvant setting, as well as for recurrences, is adequately evidenced, with acceptable safety and post‑operative complication rate profiles. Its current place in the multimodal strategy for patients with peritoneal metastases remains uncertain, however. Randomized clinical trials are warranted to further examine the use of HIPEC and establish the optimal regimen and temperature settings. The role of optimal cytoreduction and no residual disease, as well as the proper patient selection remain basic parameters for maximizing survival parameters.
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Margioula-Siarkou C, Almperis A, Papanikolaou A, Laganà A, Mavromatidis G, Guyon F, Dinas K and Petousis S: HIPEC for gynaecological malignancies: A last update (Review). Med Int 3: 25, 2023
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Margioula-Siarkou, C., Almperis, A., Papanikolaou, A., Laganà, A., Mavromatidis, G., Guyon, F. ... Petousis, S. (2023). HIPEC for gynaecological malignancies: A last update (Review). Medicine International, 3, 25. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.85
MLA
Margioula-Siarkou, C., Almperis, A., Papanikolaou, A., Laganà, A., Mavromatidis, G., Guyon, F., Dinas, K., Petousis, S."HIPEC for gynaecological malignancies: A last update (Review)". Medicine International 3.3 (2023): 25.
Chicago
Margioula-Siarkou, C., Almperis, A., Papanikolaou, A., Laganà, A., Mavromatidis, G., Guyon, F., Dinas, K., Petousis, S."HIPEC for gynaecological malignancies: A last update (Review)". Medicine International 3, no. 3 (2023): 25. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2023.85