Intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the management of ovarian cancer Conference Paper


Authors: Markman, M.; Reichman, B.; Hakes, T.; Curtin, J.; Jones, W.; Lewis, J. L. Jr; Barakat, R.; Rubin, S.; Mychalczak, B.; Saigo, P.; Almadrones, L.; Hoskins, W.
Title: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the management of ovarian cancer
Conference Title: 4th National Conference on Gynecologic Cancers of the American Cancer Society
Abstract: During the past decade, intraperitoneal therapy of ovarian cancer has evolved from a pharmacologic model into an established treatment technique for women with this malignancy. Approximately 40% of patients with small‐volume residual ovarian cancer (microscopic disease or macroscopic tumor, ≤ 0.5 cm in maximum tumor diameter), after an objective response to initial organoplatinum‐based systemic chemotherapy, may have a surgically documented complete response to platinum‐based intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Patients who have not responded to systemic platinum administration rarely will respond to the drug given intraperitoneally, despite the presence of only small‐volume residual disease when this regional treatment strategy is used. Other agents with antineoplastic activity after intraperitoneal administration in women with ovarian cancer include mitoxantrone, taxol, alpha‐interferon and gamma‐interferon, and interleukin‐2. Although intraperitoneal therapy currently is being examined as a component of the initial chemotherapeutic program for patients with ovarian cancer, a precise role for regional drug delivery in this clinical setting remains to be defined. Copyright © 1993 American Cancer Society
Keywords: cancer chemotherapy; cisplatin; doxorubicin; fluorouracil; drug efficacy; conference paper; alpha interferon; paclitaxel; methotrexate; ovarian cancer; ovarian neoplasms; carboplatin; interleukin 2; ovary cancer; thrombocytopenia; antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; antineoplastic activity; abdominal pain; gamma interferon; mitoxantrone; forecasting; mitomycin c; intraperitoneal chemotherapy; intraperitoneal drug administration; injections, intraperitoneal; human; female; priority journal; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.
Journal Title Cancer
Volume: 71
Issue: 4 Suppl.
Conference Dates: 1992 Apr 2-4
Conference Location: Orlando, FL
ISBN: 0008-543X
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell  
Date Published: 1993-02-15
Start Page: 1565
End Page: 1570
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.2820710423
PUBMED: 8431894
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Source: Scopus
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  1. William Hoskins
    254 Hoskins
  2. Richard R Barakat
    629 Barakat
  3. John P Curtin
    112 Curtin
  4. Lois Ann Cassidy
    72 Cassidy
  5. Thomas B Hakes
    113 Hakes
  6. Patricia E Saigo
    91 Saigo
  7. Walter   Jones
    94 Jones
  8. John   Lewis
    131 Lewis
  9. Maurie Markman
    123 Markman
  10. Stephen C. Rubin
    111 Rubin