Abstract:
Objective This work aimed to study the efficacy and safety of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus hyperthermic in tra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) on peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from gastric cancer.
Methods A total of 106 gastric cancer patients with PC were randomized into the CRS group (n=45) and the CRS+HIPEC group (n=61). The former group received conventional radical surgery, and the latter group underwent maximal CRS and HIPEC therapy using hydroxycamptothecin 20 mg plus mitomycin 30 mg, or docetaxel 120 mg plus cisplatin 120 mg in 12, 000 mL of normal saline at 43±0.5℃ for 60 min to 90 min. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoint was severe adverse events (SAE).
Results The major clinico-pathological characteristics were well-balanced between the CRS and CRS+HIPEC groups. By the end of the follow-up (median, 30 mo), the gastric cancer PC-related death rates were 93.3% (42/45) in the CRS group and 77.0% (47/61) in CRS+HIPEC group (P < 0.05). The median OS were 7.0 mo (95%CI 5.8 mo to 8.2 mo) in the CRS group, but 11.1 mo (95% CI 8.3 mo to 13.9 mo) in the CRS+HIPEC group (P=0.003). SAE occurred in 6 patients in the CRS group and 8 in the CRS+HIPEC group (P >0.05). Multivariate analysis showed 5 independent factors for achieving survival improvement, including CRS+HIPEC, gastric cancer with synchronous PC, complete cytoreduction, no SAE and systemic chemotherapy over 6 cycles.
Conclusion CRS+HIPEC could improve the survival of gastric cancer patients with synchronous PC without significant increase of SAE.