Cancer Regional Therapy

Yuman FongCity of Hope National Medical CenterDuarte, CaliforniaUSA T. Clark GamblinMedical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WisconsinUSA Ernest HanCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterCity of Hope Beckman Research InstituteDuarte, CaliforniaUSA Byrne LeeCity of Hope Duarte, CaliforniaUSA Jonathan S. ZagerH. Lee Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FloridaUSA

• The Basis of Regional Therapy, Pharmacology, Hyperthermia, and Drug Resistance.- Novel Biological Therapies with Direct Application to the Peritoneal Cavity.- Y-90 Radiomicrosphere Therapy: Principles and Clinical Use in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases.- Principles of Percutaneous Ablation in the Liver.- Regional Gene Therapy for Cancer.- Historical Perspective for Regional Peritoneal Therapy: HIPEC, EPIC and Port-based Therapy.- Rationale Behind HIPEC/Molecular and Genetic Considerations in HIPEC.- Data for HIPEC for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei/Tumors of the Appendix.- Data for HIPEC in Colorectal Cancer (T4 Lesions and Metastases).- Role of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the Treatment of Peritoneal Metastasis of Gastric Cancer.- Regional Therapy for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer: HIPEC and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.- Mesothelioma and Miscellaneous Disease Processes.- Anesthetic Considerations for Regional Therapies.- Post-Operative Management of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.- Complications of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC.- Liver Resection and HIPEC.- Peritoneal Perfusion Techniques.- Operative Pearls for Cytoreduction of the Difficult Abdomen and Pelvis.- Novel Techniques and the Future of HIPEC (Immunotherapy, Viral Therapy).- Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC).