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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Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06880-y |