Short-course HIPEC in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

CRS was performed with standard peritonectomy procedures and visceral resections directed towards complete elimination of tumors from the abdominopelvic cavity.

HIPEC was performed according to the closed-abdomen technique using CDDP (25 mg/L of perfusate/m2, total limit of 240mg) for the first 10 patients and thus, using CDDP plus Doxorubicin (15mg/L) thereafter, both for 30 minutes, with an intra-abdominal target temperature of 41-43°C. Perfusate (2L/m2, ranging from 4L to 6L) was circulated using an extracorporeal circulation device (Performer HT; RAND, Medolla, Italy) at a flow rate of 700 ml/min.

Systemic chemotherapy included the standard combination of carboplatin (AUC 6) and paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) administered every 21 days as neoadjuvant (2-4 cycles) plus adjuvant regimens (2-4 cycles), in the total of 6 cycles of systemic chemotherapy.

Systemic chemotherapy included the standard combination of carboplatin (AUC 6) and paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) administered every 21 days as neoadjuvant (2-4 cycles) plus adjuvant regimens (2-4 cycles), in the total of 6 cycles of systemic chemotherapy.

A comprehensive fast-track program was applied to accelerate recovery, reduce morbidity, and shorten convalescence for patients enrolled in our trial.