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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2016; 22(3): 1114-1130
Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1114
Table 1 Published studies of prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in gastric cancer
Ref.Type of studyInclusion criteriaTreatment arms(No. of Patients )Drugs used for IPCCurative surgeryComplicationsPost-op mortalitySurvivalPeritoneal recurrence
Koga et al[65], 1988RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (26) vs surgery alone (21)MMC100% vs 100%Leak 3.1% vs 7.1%NA30 moNA
83% vs 67%
Hamazoe et al[67], 1994RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (42) vs surgery alone (40)MMC95% vs 88%Leak 4.8% vs 7.5%0% vs 0%5-yr39% vs 59% (death due to PC)
64% vs 52%
Median survival
77 mo vs 66 mo
Fujimura et al[72], 1994RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (22) vs surgery + CNPP (18) vs surgery alone (18 controls)MMCNA30% vs 0% (perfusion vs surgery 40 pts vs 18)NA3-yr9% vs 22% vs 22% (death due to PC)
CDDP68% vs 51% vs 23% (P < 0.01)
Ikeguchi et al[73], 1995RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (78) vs surgery alone (96)MMC100% vs 100%1.2% vs 2.08%NA5-yr35% vs 40% (death due to PC)
51% vs 46%
5-yr
66% vs 44%
(in 1-9 LN +)
Fujimoto et al[74], 1999RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (71) vs surgery alone (70)MMC94.3% vs 92.8%2.8% vs 2.8%0% vs 0%2-yr1.4% vs 23% (P = 0.00008)
88% vs 77%
4-yr
76% vs 58%
8-yr
62% vs 49%
(P = 0.03)
Hirose et al[75], 1999Prospective case controlSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (15) vs surgery alone (40)MMCNA60% vs 42.5%0% vs 12.5%3-yr26% vs 45%
CDDP Etoposide49% vs 29%
5-yr
39% vs 17%
Median survival
33 mo vs 22 mo (P = 0.01)
Yonemura et al[76], 2001RCTSerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (48) vs Surgery + CNPP (44) vs Surgery alone (47)MMC100% vs 100% vs 100%19% vs 14% vs 19%4% vs 0% vs 4%5-yr13% vs 15% (HIPEC vs surgery)
CDDP61% vs 43% vs 42%
Kim et al[77], 2001Prospective controlled studySerosa+Surgery + HIPEC (52) vs surgery alone (51)MMCNA36.5% vs 33.3%NA5-yr7.6% vs 25% (isolated PC)
33% vs 27%
5-yr
42% vs 25%
(in stage IIIB)