Current clinical research of intraperitoneal perfusion chemotherapy for gastric cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2011.01.023
- VernacularTitle:胃癌腹腔灌注化疗的临床研究现状
- Author:
Baoyu YANG
;
Chunmei SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stomach neoplasms;
Abdominal cavity;
Chemotherapy,cancer,regional perfusion;
Biomedical research
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2011;23(1):62-64
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Gastric cancer is the first in morbidity and mortality among cancers in China. The presence of peritoneal dissemination is the most common cause of recurrence after radical surgery, and has become a pivotal to the curative resection. Whether intraperitoneal chemotherapy can prevent peritoneal dissemination,lymph node metastasis, eradicate invisible seeding tumor cells, reduce peritoneal metastasis, improve survival and quality of life is always under investigation. This review focus on the theory, clinical applications and problems of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for gastric cancer.
