New treatment modalities in ovarian cancer

In this chapter (1) the theoretical basis of intraperitoneal (IP) therapy, practical implications such as obtaining access to the peritoneal cavity and clinical utility are discussed. Because ovarian cancer remains confined to the peritoneal cavity for most of its natural course, it was proposed in the early 70's that IP chemotherapy could by employed to increase the exposure of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic agents and thereby increase responses and survival ...

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