Prophylactic surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC CO2) versus standard surgery for gastric carcinoma at high risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis: short and long-term outcomes (GOETH STUDY)—a collaborative randomized controlled trial by ACOI, FONDAZIONE AIOM, SIC, SICE, and SICO

Abstract Introduction At the time of diagnosis, 15–20% of gastric carcinomas are in stage T4 or T4b. Furthermore, 5–20% of patients undergoing potentially curative surgery suffer from synchronous or metachronous peritoneal metastases. To date, neither surgery nor systemic chemotherapy successfully c...

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Main Authors: A. Di Giorgio, C. Gerardi, C. Abatini, G. Melotti, L. Bonavina, V. Torri, F. Santullo, S. Garattini, M. De Luca, Erica Rulli, Eliana Rulli, F. Pacelli, GOETH Investigators
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06880-y