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MD Anderson
John Shen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Shen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Appendix Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Appendix Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Lynch Syndrome.
Ballad Health Cancer Care
. Dr. Musgrave is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Appendix Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Thrombocytopenia, Neuroendocrine Tumor, and Angiosarcoma.
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic
Adam Siegel is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Summit, Wisconsin. Dr. Siegel has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Appendix Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Chronic T-Cell Leukemia (CTCL), Adult T-Cell Leukemia, Angiosarcoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Summary: This phase I trial studies the side effects of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) in treating patients with ovarian, uterine, appendiceal, stomach (gastric), or colorectal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneal carcinomatosis). Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, doxorubicin, oxaliplatin, leucovorin, fluorouracil, mitomycin, and irinotecan...
Background: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) removes tumors in the abdomen. HIPEC is heated chemotherapy that washes the abdomen. CRS and HIPEC may help people with peritoneal carcinomatosis. These are tumors that have spread to the lining of the abdomen from other cancers. Researchers think they can improve results of CRS and HIPEC by choosing the chemotherapy drugs used in HIPEC.