Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases

Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases (GC-PM) carries a poor prognosis and estimated survival is less than 6 to 12 months. One potential treatment of GC-PM is cytoreduction surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Success of this treatment largely relies on tumor biology and patient selection. These operations carry a high risk of morbidity and mortality and their efficacy in GC-PM remains controversial. This study will review the updated literature for CRS ± HIPEC in patients with GC-PM.