hipec procedure ?

[sheri938]

my m.,d, said he has heard of it but it is not done at the oakland hospital  location
they have it in santa clara area- he didn't seem that  impressed with it- he is one of the top  oncologists in this area-they are going to try and bring down the ca125 numbers  with the new chemo treatments first,
just wondering what  is known about this treatment -if anyone has experienced it or know of anyone who has ?

How HIPEC Works
Below is an animation of the HIPEC procedure.

During the HIPEC procedure, the surgeon will continuously circulate a heated sterile solution--containing a chemotherapeutic agent--throughout the peritoneal cavity, for a maximum of two hours. The HIPEC procedure is designed to attempt to kill any remaining cancer cells.

The procedure also improves drug absorption and effect with minimal exposure to the rest of the body. In this way, the normal side effects of chemotherapy can be avoided.

For detailed information on the HIPEC procedure, visit our articles and abstracts page.

[Summer1111]

you mentioned you were in remission for 7 months...did the cancer come back?
Summer

[Heather527]

Hipec sounds like what a friend's sister had done. She had a rare form of cancer, I can't remember the name but it had metastasized to several organs including her ovaries. During the 10 hour surgery to remove the cancer they gave her a 90 minute "chemo bath" throughout her abdomen and pelvic area. Hers was performed in July 09 at MD Anderson and I think she is doing pretty well. She had a long recovery but I think that was related to they type of cancer and length of surgery.

Good luck.

[sheri938]

thats interesting my oncologist studied in boston also- he's a young m,d  from that area -  thanks again

[sheri938]

thank you for the ingotmation yjis is my first recurrence-    i had surgury in jan of 2009 after 5  taxol carbo  treatments and 5 after the surg - it was a radical hysterectomy , debulking  surg and then i have had almost a year before the ca125 shot up - it had stayed at 14 then shot up to 33, and they found 2 areas on the ct scan,  i'm now on doxil - they want to see if they can get the #'s down -thank you for your information- i'll talk to my  oncologist about it again- thank you very much

[Carcinista]

I had it done in 2007 as one of the first OvCa patients in the Boston area; my surgeon pioneered the procedure when he was in Pittsburgh. It worked very well for me: I was on my first recurrence and had a major debulking with bowel resection and concurrent HIPEC. Subsequent Carbo/Gemzar treatment (after my bowel had healed) for six cycles kept me in remission for seven months.

The surgery and procedure can be very difficult: mine lasted eleven (!) hours and my surgical oncologist likened the recovery to that after a liver transplant. I was young (35) and very strong and healthy at the time, and seeking the most aggressive treatment possible, so I was an ideal candidate.

Cancer cells die more easily at temperatures above 140o F, whereas normal cells are not weakened at that high temperature. Thus heated chemo is more toxic to the cancer cells that float loose in the peritoneal cavity and get "stuck in the corners" and along the diaphragm, and less toxic to healthy body cells.

The first thing to do is find a surgeon who performs the procedure and get an appointment with them to see if you are a candidate. I think it is well worth the effort if you are in the right place in your treatment/disease process.

Let me know how it turns out -

Sarah

[sheri938]

i found the information about this on this web site,
http://www.hipectreatment.com/documents/howitworks.php?gclid=CN-W4bvYlKACFQkcawodRUCidw