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Perioperative Systemic Therapy for Isolated Resectable Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases

This is a multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, phase II-III, superiority study that randomises patients with isolated resectable colorectal peritoneal metastases in a 1:1 ratio to receive either perioperative systemic therapy and cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC (experimental arm) or upfront cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC alone (control arm).

Impact of an Omega-3 Enriched Oral Nutritional Supplement on Improving Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery

The OMNI study is a clinical trial investigating whether a nutritional supplement with added Omega-3 fatty acids can improve surgical outcomes for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a type of cancer that affects the abdominal lining and often requires complex and extensive surgery called cytoreductive surgery (CRS). This procedure is associated with a high risk of postoperative complications, such as infections and long hospital stays. Omega-3 fatty acids are known for their anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties. The study's main goal is to see if a 21-day regimen of a pre-operative Omega-3 enriched oral nutritional supplement (ONS) can reduce postoperative complications, as measured by the Clavien-Dindo classification. Who can participate? The study is recruiting patients over 18 years old who have been diagnosed with non-gynecological peritoneal carcinomatosis and are scheduled to undergo cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy). What does participating involve? Upon joining the study, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: * Intervention Group: Participants will receive an Omega-3 enriched nutritional supplement called Fortimel Forticare. * Control Group: Participants will receive a standard nutritional supplement called Fortimel Compact Protein. Both groups will be asked to consume two bottles of their assigned supplement per day for 21 days before the scheduled surgery. What will be measured? Throughout the study, the investigators will perform various assessments to monitor participant health and recovery: * Before and after surgery: The investigators will take body measurements, conduct a bioimpedance analysis (BIA) to check body composition, and perform a Hand Grip test to measure muscle strength. The investigators will also collect blood and stool samples. * During surgery: The investigators will collect tissue samples to study the tumor environment. * After surgery: The investigators will track patient recovery, including the length of the hospital stay and any complications that may occur. The investigators will also continue to monitor certain markers in the patients' blood. The study is expected to enroll a total of 28 patients.

Dual Administration Of Intraperitoneal And Intravenous TROP2-Directed CAR-NK With TGF-Beta Receptor 2 (TGFBR2) Knock Out (KO) Therapy For Colorectal Cancer-Related Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Phase 1/2 Trial ("Chip-CRC Trial")

To find the highest dose of NK cells that can be given by vein and intraperitoneally (given directly into the abdominal cavity) in combination with cetuximab to patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the peritoneum.

A Feasibility Study of Mass-Based Response Drug Screening to Guide Personalized Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for High-Grade Appendiceal and Colorectal Adenocarcinoma With Peritoneal Metastasis

This study will evaluate the role of mass-based response testing (MRT) to select and deliver personalized hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) regimens to patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) from high-grade appendiceal adenocarcinomas (HGAA) and colorectal cancer (CRC).

Systemic Application of Cadonilimab, LM-302, and S-1 Combined With Intraperitoneal Infusion of Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Claudin 18.2-positive Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis

In this phase 2 study, we combined Cadonilimab, LM-302, and S-1 combined with intraperitoneal infusion of paclitaxel as regimen to treat gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis.

On-treatment Biomarkers in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer for Life

By virtue of an increased strategic use of cytotoxic and biological agents, and more options for locoregional treatment, the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has improved considerably in the past decades. The personalized approach to systemic treatment is further aided by the use of complementary molecular biomarkers. However, the evolutionary dynamics of mCRC, a disease harnessed by multiple adaptive genetic alterations towards its final stages, poses a particular challenge to single-sample biomarker analyses and standardized linear treatment protocols. The aim of the On-treatment biomarkers in metastatic ColorectAL cancer for Life (On-CALL) study is to generate further knowledge on the evolutionary progression of mCRC during treatment, and to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic failure still seen in a substantial number of patients. The On-CALL study is a prospective, single-arm observational study. All patients diagnosed with synchronous mCRC treated with curative intent at Skåne University Hospital will be invited to participate. Clinical and histopathological data will be compiled at study entry. An individual tissue microarray block with samples from resected primary tumours and metastases representing the full extent of the tumour spread will be constructed for each patient. Blood samples will be drawn for biomarker analyses at multiple time points prior to, during and after systemic treatment. DNA sequencing of tumour tissue and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) will be performed to define the spatial clonal landscape in primary tumours and metastases, as well as over time.

Intraperitoneal Aerosolized Nanoliposomal Irinotecan (Nal-IRI) in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Gastrointestinal Cancer

The PIPAC NAL-IRI study is designed to examine the maximal tolerated dose of nanoliposomal irinotecan (Nal-IRI, Onivyde) administered with repeated pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC), in a monocentric, phase I trial.

Intra-tumoral (IT) Injection of vvDD-hIL2-2-RG-1 for Metastatic Gastrointestinal and Peritoneal Tumors

This research study aims to evaluate the safety and determine the optimal dose of a new experimental drug, vvDD-hIL2 (vaccinia virus double-deleted human interleukin 2), in patients with advanced abdominal cancer. The study will involve three dose levels, with three to six patients enrolled at each level. vvDD-hIL2 is a genetically modified vaccinia virus, derived from the virus previously used for smallpox vaccination. The modification is intended to target and destroy tumors while minimizing harm to healthy tissues by stimulating the body's immune response. Participants will receive an injection of vvDD-hIL2 directly into their abdominal tumors at AHN West Penn. The study team will monitor for side effects and assess tumor response to the treatment. Active participation will last up to two months, involving seven clinic visits and approximately four lab visits at AHN West Penn Hospital. Visits will include standard of care procedures as well as study-specific tests and exams. Most visits will last one to two hours, with some extending to two to three hours. The drug administration day will require a twelve-hour visit. Effectiveness and side effects will be evaluated through blood draws, oral swabs, urinalysis and tissue biopsies. Tissue samples will be used for genomic analysis and stored for potential future research. Data collected may also be used for future research purposes. Previous human trials of vvDD-hIL2 have reported side effects such as pain, rash or inflammation at the injection site, low-grade fevers, flu-like symptoms, and fatigue. There is a rare risk of rash transmission to close contacts with skin openings, and information on limiting contact and managing rash development will be provided.

Efficacy of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

A dose titration study and a combined superiority registry-based open-label randomized control trial is planned to answer the trial objectives. The study will be registry-based to allow simpler and more comprehensive follow-up. Patients with colorectal cancer will be treated with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) together with either standard oxaliplatin HIPEC (the control for the efficacy study) or oxaliplatin/irinotecan HIPEC in combination with 5-FU 24-hour EPIC. The 5-FU will be administered postoperatively when the abdomen is completely sutured. The drug is divided equally into 2 injections of 200 ml each and injected through two abdominal drains that are clamped for 16 hours. For dose escalation, the titration groups (á 3 or 6 patients) are followed for 30 days postoperatively after which the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will determine whether or not to increase the 5-FU dose for the following group of patients. To study efficacy, randomization is performed intraoperatively. The patient is followed up postoperatively for a total of 3 years for the secondary endpoints which may be extended by the study committee to 5 years. Since the trial is registry based, the long-term follow-up does not require separate eCRF evaluations. These evaluations can be automatically retrieved from the registry - both recurrence data, quality of life, and morbidity data. Some specific eCRF evaluations will be integrated as a separate study part of the HIPEC registry, such as inclusion/exclusion criteria and adverse event reporting (including SUSAR reporting).

A Prospective Multicentre Clinical Study of Dynamic Monitoring of Plasma ctDNA Methylation Markers to Predict Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer After Complete Resection of Peritoneal Metastases

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the predictive effect of postoperative plasma ctDNA methylation status on postoperative recurrence free survival (RFS) of colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis after R0/R1 resection. The main questions it aims to answer are: Preoperative and postoperative plasma ctDNA methylation detection (ColonAiQ) was performed in patients with peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer who underwent R0/R1 resection. Clinical information of patients was collected to explore the predictive effect of postoperative plasma ctDNA methylation status on postoperative recurrence free survival (RFS) of colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis. Participants will: The patients were followed up according to the normal review procedure of the hospital and the NCCN guidelines until at least 24 months after surgery. The review content included CT/MRI imaging evaluation and blood CEA (every 3 months). Whole-blood samples were obtained for timely plasma separation and ctDNA extraction at 1 month after surgery (before the start of postoperative chemotherapy) and every 3 months through 24 months after surgery. One blood sample was obtained when tumor recurrence was first detected on imaging. Detection of methylation in tissue and plasma samples 1. GutSeer methylation NGS was performed on peritoneal metastatic cancer tissues and paired normal peritoneal tissues. 2. ctDNA GutSeer methylation NGS was performed on plasma samples before surgery, 1 month after surgery, 24 months after surgery, and when tumor recurrence was first detected by imaging examination. 3. ctDNA methylation PCR (ColonAiQ) was performed on plasma samples before surgery, 1 month after surgery, every 3 months to 24 months after surgery, and when tumor recurrence was first detected by imaging examination.

Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance in High-risk Colorectal and Appendiceal Neoplasms

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI/MRI) has been described in recent literature as a highly sensitive and specific modality for the detection of peritoneal metastases PM. It has been demonstrated to be superior to CT for patients with known peritoneal disease from colorectal and gynaecological malignancies as a staging tool for cytoreductive surgery. It was also demonstrated to be superior for the detection of PM for gastric cancer patients otherwise considered with a resectable tumor. However, the literature is scarce on the role of DWI/MRI in the detection of peritoneal recurrence for patients with high-risk features, either colorectal cancer (CRC) or appendiceal neoplasms (AN). The aim of this study is to prospectively assess the added value of whole-body DWI/MRI (WB-DWI/MRI) to CT and diagnostic laparoscopy for detection of PM in the follow-up of patients presenting with CRC or AN and high-risk features for peritoneal recurrence and evaluate how it correlates with intraoperative findings.

PIPAC for Peritoneal Metastases

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel drug delivery system that allows the direct application of chemotherapeutic agents into the peritoneal cavity. It boosts improved distribution, enhanced tissue uptake and repeatability using minimally invasive access. It was devised to palliate the local symptoms of extensive peritoneal metastases (PM) in patients who are not amenable to curative surgery. This study is to determine safety and feasibility of PIPAC in patients with PM from Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) cancer, and other rare malignancies.

The Application of Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel minimally invasive drug delivery system for patients with peritoneal metastases (PM). It has been considered as a safe and feasible palliative treatment alternative proven by previous phase I studies. Currently available evidence on feasibility, efficacy and tolerability in Asian populations is limited. In this open-label, single-arm, monocentric clinical trial, investigators aim to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and complications of PIPAC with oxaliplatin as an alternative on patients of unresectable colorectal cancer with PM and doxorubicin and cisplatin on patients of unresectable gastric and pancreatic cancers with PM. Alternative regimen can be considered multidisciplinary tumour board meeting. Patients will be recruited according to the inclusion criteria and treated for 3 cycles of PIPAC and concurrent systemic chemotherapy. The goal was to repeat PIPAC every 6-8 weeks for at least three procedures, and the delay of the systemic chemotherapy is 2 weeks before and after each PIPAC procedure. If PM was considered to become resectable during PIPAC, patients were discussed at the multidisciplinary tumour board for curative intent cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). The primary outcome is the clinical benefit rate (CBR), measured by an independent radiologist according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) and Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) assessed by laparoscopy and histopathological tumour response evaluated by pathologists blinded to clinical outcomes. Key secondary outcomes include the major and minor treatment-related adverse events according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTACE) up to 4 weeks after the treatment, Cytological tumour response of peritoneal lavage or ascites, treatment-related characteristics, hospital stay, progression-free survival, overall survival and readmission rate. The proposed study duration is 3 years from the start date and the estimated sample size is 51 according to centre capacity.

The Efficacy of PIPAC and Minimally Invasive Radical Resection in High-risk Gastric Cancer Patients.

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to investigate whether pressurized intraperitoneal chemotherapy (PIPAC), delivered immediately after minimally invasive D2 gastrectomy and repeated 6-8 weeks later, improves 12-month peritoneal disease-free survival in patients with high-risk gastric adenocarcinoma when compared to standard treatment.

Second and Third Look Laparoscopy in pT4 Colon Cancer Patients for Early Detection of Peritoneal Metastases

The COLOPEC II multicentre randomized trial will investigate the role of second and third look laparoscopy to detect metachronous peritoneal metastases at a clinically occult stage during the follow-up of pT4 colon cancer patients. It is expected that detection of PM at a clinically occult stage will translate into survival benefit, due to higher percentage of patients eligible for curative intent treatment with cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).

HIPEC Combined With SOX and Sintilimab in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis

The prognosis of patients with peritoneal metastasis from gastric cancer is extremely poor. Although chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy has achieved promising efficacy in the first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer, patients with peritoneal metastasis benefit less from this regimen. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) represents a novel treatment option, which maintains the high concentration of drugs in the abdominal cavity, and improve the anti-tumor efficacy of chemotherapy drugs through the thermo-thermal effect. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of HIPEC and systemic chemotherapy combined with sintilimab in the first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastasis.

Neoadjuvant Systemic and Peritoneal Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Data demonstrating the efficacy of PIPAC in patients with regionally advanced gastric cancer with positive peritoneal cytology and/or minimal peritoneal disease is limited due to the relatively recent development of this technique and its historical preferential use in palliative patients with disseminated peritoneal metastasis. Existing data suggest PIPAC administered every six weeks in conjunction with standard treatment may work as an adjunct to conventional systemic neoadjuvant chemotherapy. PIPAC protocols have been established both for gastric cancer as well as other intra-abdominal malignancies and have a good safety profile. Given these promising findings, a study protocol is proposed herein to further investigate PIPAC for the treatment of a highly selected group of patients with regionally advanced gastric cancer (positive peritoneal cytology and/or minimal peritoneal disease).

Prediction of Peritoneal Metastasis for Gastric Cancer Based on Radiomics

Peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer is difficult to be detected in time, thus delaying treatment. Based on the conventional CT images of gastric cancer, this study plans to develop, improve and validate an intelligent analysis system based on radiomics. By extracting and combining the radiomics features related to peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer, the intelligent analysis system could predict the risk of peritoneal metastasis, and provide personalized decision suggestions for the treatment of gastric cancer.

HIPEC Combined Gastrectomy in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer Received Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Patients with stage cT3-4N+M0 gastric cancer were recommended to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radical surgery in terms of the eradication of micrometastasis in addition to local control, higher compliance with intensive chemotherapy, and avoidance of futile surgery by detection of initially invisible distant metastasis after rapid disease progression. However, in some studies, gastrectomy followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy failed to demonstrate survival benefits for these patients. And peritoneal recurrence was the most common and devastating reason. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was introduced for peritoneal cancer last century. A few studies suggested HIPEC could improve prognosis in patients with limited peritoneal metastasis from various cancer. In summary, we conducted this study to confirm the efficacy and safety of HIPEC after gastrectomy in patients with advanced gastric cancer received neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Adjuvant Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in Resected High Risk Colon Cancer Patients

In this study, patients will be offered two Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) treatments with oxaliplatin after primary resection and standard adjuvant chemotherapy (if indicated) for colon cancer. Furthermore, the study will explore, whether it is possible to find free intraperitoneal tumor cells (FITC) after resection and adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer.

HIPEC-AS in Patients With Peritoneal Metastasis of the Stomach or Esophagogastric Junction

HIPEC-AS01 is an open, prospective, single-center phase II clinical study, which will include "cT4aNxM0, P0 or cTxNxM1, P1" patients with gastric or esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of systemic chemotherapy with HIPEC combined with AS in the perioperative period. Patients enrolled will be divided into three groups. Among them, group A is the patients with locally resectable GC; group B is patients with peritoneal metastasis stage P1a or P1b, group C is patients with peritoneal metastasis stage P1c. The primary purpose is to evaluate the 3-year overall survival rate.