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Peritoneal Surface Malignancies - Characterization, Models and Treatment Strategies
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital
Summary
The aim of this study is to identify biomarkers of disease recurrence and prognosis to optimize patient selection for treatment with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), and through animal models to explore different treatment strategies for peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM).
Official title: Prospective Observational Study of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) - Characterization, Models and Treatment Strategies.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2009-09
Completion Date
2027-08
Last Updated
2021-07-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Observational study.
Analysis of metastatic tissue and blood specimens collected from patients with PSM undergoing CRS-HIPEC. CRS: Removal of all macroscopically detectable tumor. HIPEC: Instillation of heated chemotherapy in the abdominal cavity to remove residual cancer disease.
Locations (1)
The Norwegian Radium Hospital
Oslo, Norway