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19-01-2024 | Gynecologic Cancer | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: To Test or Not to Test: How Do We Decide the Optimal Site for Organoid Generation in Patients with Metastatic Disease?
Authors:
Shannon N. Radomski, MD, Jonathan B. Greer, MD, Fabian M. Johnston, MD, MHS, Andrew J. Ewald, PhD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 4/2024
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Excerpt
Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) is a treatment option for select patients with peritoneal metastases (PM). Despite its use for more than 30 years, little progress has been made in decreasing the rates of recurrence following CRS/HIPEC. One potential contributor to recurrence, which has been demonstrated in patients with metastatic ovarian cancer, is chemotherapeutic drug response heterogeneity between different metastatic sites.
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