Systemic Chemotherapy Including Ramucirumab in Combination With Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy Is a Safe Treatment Option for Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer

Systemic Chemotherapy Including Ramucirumab in Combination With Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy Is a Safe Treatment Option for Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer

BackgroundPressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a laparoscopic technique for local chemotherapy. It has been used for treatment of peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer (PM GC) in combination with systemic therapy. VEGFR2 antagonist ramucirumab is a second-line therapy for GC...

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Main Authors: Linda Feldbrügge, Felix Gronau, Andreas Brandl, Timo Alexander Auer, Alan Oeff, Peter Thuss-Patience, Johann Pratschke, Beate Rau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
gastric cancer
peritoneal metastasis
pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy
ramucirumab
peritoneal chemotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.610572/full

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