Effectiveness of continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion for the peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer

We investigated the effectiveness of continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP) for the peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer. A total 124 patients with advanced gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. Prophylactic CHPP (P-CHPP) was performed in 45 patients who had macroscopic serosal invasion without peritoneal dissemination, and 79 patients without CHPP were a control group. Therapeutic CHPP (T-CHPP) was performed in 21 patients with peritoneal dissemination, and 52 patients without CHPP were a control group. There was no significant difference in 5 year survival between patients treated and not treated with P-CHPP. Univariate analysis showed that location of tumor, tumor diameter, and lymph node metastasis influenced prognosis, but there was no prognostic factor in the Cox proportional regression hazard model. There was no significant difference in 5-year survival between patients treated and not treated with T-CHPP. Univariate analysis showed that degree of peritoneal dissemination and adjuvant chemotherapy influenced prognosis, and the Cox proportional regression hazard model showed that the macroscopic types and degree of peritoneal dissemination affected prognosis. In the patients with CHPP, the incidences of respiratory failure and renal failure were each statistically greater than in the patients undergoing CHPP.