Statement by the Kommission OVAR of the AGO Study Group on the Use of HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) to Treat Primary and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Abstract

HIPEC is offered to patients with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer at some hospitals. Altogether, there is still no evidence that HIPEC leads to an improvement of prognosis in any gynecologic tumor, neither in primary therapy nor in treatment of relapse. The available data indicate an increased complication rate which might negatively impact the benefit-risk balance of this procedure. In addition, standard treatment with proven efficacy might be withheld due to application of unproven methods. The use of HIPEC outside of well designed, prospective and controlled clinical trials is therefore disregarded.

Zusammenfassung

Die HIPEC wird Patientinnen mit einer durch ein Ovarial-, Tuben-, oder primären Peritonealkarzinom bedingten Peritonealkarzinose an einigen Kliniken angeboten. Insgesamt gibt es jedoch keinen Nachweis, dass bei einem gynäkologischen Tumor durch Einsatz der HIPEC weder in der Primär- noch in der Rezidivsituation eine Verbesserung der Prognose erreicht werden kann. Aufgrund der derzeitigen Datenlage kann durch eine erhöhte Komplikationsrate auch eine Verschlechterung der Prognose nicht ausgeschlossen werden, insbesondere wenn hierdurch den Patientinnen eine erwiesenermaßen wirksame Standardtherapie vorenthalten wird. Daher wird von einer Durchführung der HIPEC außerhalb von prospektiven kontrollierten Studien abgeraten.

Key words

ovarian cancer - statement - HIPEC - AGO

Schlüsselwörter

Ovarialkarzinom - Empfehlung - HIPEC - AGO

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