Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus R0 resection for resectable colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases and low peritoneal cancer index scores: A collaborative observational study from Korea and Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastasis (CPM) remain controversial. R0 resection without peritoneal stripping might be as effective as CRS plus HIPEC. We aimed to compare the long-term oncological outcomes of patients with CPM and peritoneal cancer index (PCI) scores ≤6 who underwent R0 resection in Japan with those who underwent CRS plus HIPEC in Korea.

Materials and methods

This international, retrospective cohort study was conducted in Korea and Japan using a prospectively collected clinical database. Patients who underwent surgery from July 2014 to December 2021 for CPM with a PCI score of ≤6 and completeness of the cytoreduction score-0 were included.

SUBMITTER: Kitaguchi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10793799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature