The Oncology Podcast

The OJC S4E6: HIPEC Hits a Wall, Beyond Curative vs Palliative + ctDNA After Metastasectomy

The Oncology Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail Negative trials matter. In this episode, the Oncology Journal Club team discuss research that challenges established practice, alongside thought-provoking papers exploring how we communicate treatment goals in the era of immunotherapy and precision oncology. Professor Chris Jackson reviews the PERISCOPE II trial, showing that adding gastrectomy, cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC to systemic therapy does not improve survival for patients with gastric cancer and limited peritonea...

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