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. 2021 Apr;12(Suppl 1):S32–S44. doi: 10.21037/jgo-2020-04

Table 4. Therapeutic details focused on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) application.

Author Year Trial Inclusion criteria Total number of patients cytotoxic drug Dosage Volume [liters] Concentration [mg/L] HIPEC duration [min] HIPEC [°C] HIPEC technique
Gastric cancer without peritoneal metastasis
   Koga 1988 RCT cT4 47 MMC 64–100 mg 10–12 6.4–10.0 50–60 42 closed
   Kaibara 1989 RCT cT4 82 MMC n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. closed
   Hamazoe 1994 RCT cT4 82 MMC 10 mg/L n.a. 10 50–60 40–42 closed
   Ikeguchi 1995 RCT cT3 174 MMC 80–100 mg/m2 8–10 12.8–20 n.a. 40–42 n.a.
   Fujimoto& 1999 RCT cT4 141 MMC 10 mg/L 3–4 10 120 43–44 closed
   Yonemura 2001 RCT cT3-T4 95 CIS 300mg 6–8 37.5–50 * n.a. 42–43 open
MMC 30mg 3.75–5.0 *
   Cui& 2014 RCT cT4 192 CIS# 60 mg/m2 3 32 90 41–43 closed
5-FU 0.75 g 3 250
   Koga& 1988 NRCT cT4 93 MMC 64–100 mg 10–12 6.4–10.0 50–60 42
   Yonemura 1995 NRCT cT4 160 MMC 30 mg 8 3.75 60 41.5–43.5 open
CIS 300 mg 37.5
   Hirose& 1999 NRCT cT4 55 MMC 20 mg 4–5 4–5 50 41–44.5 open
CIS 100 mg 20–25
Etoposide 100 mg 20–25
   Kunisaki 2002 NRCT cT4 124 MMC 15 mg 5–6 2.5–3 40 42–43 open
CIS 150 mg 25–30
Etoposide 150 mg 25–30
   Zhu& 2006 NRCT cT3-T4 118 MMC 5 mg/L 5–6 5 60 43±1.0 open
CIS 50 mg/L 50
   Kang& 2013 NRCT cT4 112 MMC 10 mg/L 3–4 10 60 41–43 closed
CIS 30 mg/L 30
Etoposide 20 mg/L 20
Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis
   Yang& 2011 RCT PM 68 MMC 5 mg/L 6 5 60–90 43±0.5 open
CIS 20 mg/L 20
   Rudloff 2014 RCT PM 17 Oxaliplatin 460 mg/m2 n.a. n.a. 30 41 closed
   Fujimoto& 1997 NRCT PM 66 MMC 10 mg/L 3–4 10 120 43–44 closed
   Kunisaki 2006 NRCT PM 73 MMC 30 mg 5–6 5–6 40 42–43 n.a.
CIS 300 mg 50–60
Etoposide 300 mg 50–60
   Li& 2010 NRCT PM 54 MMC 5 mg/L 5–6 5 60 43.0±1.0 open
CIS 50 mg/L 50
   Zhibing 2013 NRCT PM 101 CIS n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
   Bonnot& 2019 NRCT PM 277 MMC+ 30–50 mg/m2 n.a. n.a. 60–120 41–43 Open or closed
Irinotecan+ 200 mg/m2 60–120 41–43
CIS+ 50–100 mg/m2 60–90 42–43
DOX+ 15 mg/m2 60–90 42–43
Oxaliplatin+ 300–460 mg/m2 30 43

&, studies with significant survival benefit of HIPEC; *, calculated; +, several combinations; #, on postoperative day 1 & 4. RCT, randomized controlled trial; NRCT, non-randomized controlled trial; CIS, cisplatin; PM, peritoneal metastasis; MMC, mitomycin C; n.a., not available; DOX, Doxorubicin;