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editorial memo (2020) 13:363–364 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12254-020-00655-4 Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastasis: Status quo and how should we proceed Ingmar Königsrainer © Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2020 Metastatic disease in colorectal cancer (CRC) is a chal- CRS ± HIPEC will play a significant role in the future lenging multidisciplinary disease, nowadays, embrac- [4]. New innovative trial designs as proposed in the ing all oncological disciplines. article from Yurtas et al. [5] may be needed, based on In selected patients, radical surgery is an oppor- the difficulty of creating a prospective study, including tunity for curing patients or important to “chronify” potent intravenous chemotherapy regimens. disease. This was clearly shown for years in metastatic The present uncertainty about HIPEC in CRC with liver disease from CRC. PM in the community should not lead to abandon- In peritoneal metastasis (PM) surgery has become ment of this multimodal treatment approach, but a dominant key in selected patients reaching a me- strengthen the important role of surgery in this dis- dian overall survival of over 40 months [1]. The role of ease and proceed to redefine the role of HIPEC. hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC),
memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology – Springer Journals
Published: Dec 1, 2020
Keywords: oncology; medicine/public health, general
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