The Role of HIPEC in Isolated Cytology-Positive Gastric Cancer: Nodal Metastasis Dominates Prognosis, HIPEC Remains Unproven
Cytology positivity independently predicted poor survival after curative gastrectomy, but nodal status was the dominant prognostic determinant. HIPEC was well tolerated but conferred no significant survival advantage, underscoring its investigational role pending prospective validation.
Authors
- Vikram Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-0277)
- Amit Chopde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-9994)
- Shailesh V. Shrikhande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8036-4212)
- K. Nandy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-9470)
- Vikas S Ostwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-4748)
- Manish Bhandare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5390-130X)
- Amir Parray
- Prabhat Bhargav
- V. Usha Menon
- Anant Ramaswamy
- Akshay Dhaiya
Institutions
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (IN)
- Tata Memorial Hospital (IN)
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-18743-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02