Peritoneal carcinomatosis

This early-stage trial tests a technique called PIPAC, which turns a chemotherapy drug (mitomycin C) into a mist and sprays it directly onto cancer spread inside the abdomen. It is for people with advanced gastrointestinal cancers that cannot be removed by surgery. The main goal …

This early-stage trial tests a drug called ACM-CpG, which is injected directly into the abdomen to stimulate the immune system against cancer. It includes 24 adults with colorectal or appendix cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen or caused fluid buildup. The main g…

This early-phase trial tests a technique called PIPAC, which turns liquid chemotherapy into a fine mist sprayed directly into the abdomen during a minimally invasive surgery. It aims to see if this approach is safe and causes fewer side effects than standard chemotherapy. The stu…

This study tests whether giving the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel directly into the abdominal cavity, along with standard intravenous chemo, can help people with stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. About 148 adults with this condition will be randomly assi…

This trial tests a new type of cell therapy for people with solid tumors that have spread to the lining of the chest, abdomen, or brain. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells, engineered to recognize and attack cancer cells through two different targets. The goal is to …

This phase 2 trial is testing a combination of four drugs—cadonilimab, LM-302, S-1, and paclitaxel—in 40 people with a specific type of advanced stomach cancer (Claudin 18.2-positive) that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. The drugs are given through a vein and directly in…

This early-phase trial tests a new treatment for colorectal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. It combines specially engineered natural killer (NK) cells, given both into a vein and directly into the belly, with the drug cetuximab. The goal is to find the safest…

This phase II trial tests a modified combination of three chemotherapy drugs—docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and fluorouracil—in people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen (peritoneal carcinomatosis) and caused a bowel bl…

This trial tests a treatment for stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. Doctors will give standard chemotherapy through a vein plus a heated chemotherapy wash directly into the abdomen during a keyhole surgery. The goal is to see if this combination helps pe…

This study tests a new treatment for stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the belly (peritoneal metastases). About 55 patients will receive chemotherapy directly into the abdomen along with standard intravenous chemotherapy, and possibly immunotherapy or targeted thera…

This study is for women with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer whose tumors did not shrink enough with standard chemotherapy. Researchers are testing a new method called PIPAC, which delivers chemotherapy as a pressurized spray directly into the abdomen, comb…

This study tests whether the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, given before and after stomach removal surgery, can improve outcomes for people with gastric cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. About 30 adults with this condition will receive the drug and be monitored …

This study tests a single injection of Radspherin®, a radioactive treatment given directly into the abdomen, for people with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that has spread to the lining of the belly. About 114 participants will receive either stand…

This Canadian study tests a modified version of early post-operative chemotherapy given directly into the abdomen after surgery for peritoneal cancer from colorectal or appendix tumors. The standard treatment takes five days, but this new approach shortens it to two days using a …

This study tests a new method called PIPAC, which sprays chemotherapy directly into the abdomen as a fine mist. It is for people with stomach, pancreas, or colorectal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. The goal is to see if this approach can control the cancer a…

This study tests a combination of drugs (LM-302, S-1, and intraperitoneal paclitaxel) with or without another drug (cadonilimab) in people with a specific type of advanced stomach cancer (Claudin 18.2-positive) that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. The goal is to see if t…

This study tests a new way to treat stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the belly. Doctors will use a robot to remove visible cancer and then deliver heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen during surgery. The goal is to help patients recover faster and have few…

This study tests if giving chemotherapy as a pressurized mist directly into the abdomen (PIPAC) alongside standard IV chemo can help more women with advanced ovarian cancer have successful tumor-removal surgery. It includes 160 women aged 18-75 with stage IIIB-IIIC disease. The g…

This study tests two ways of giving heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen during surgery for advanced gastrointestinal cancers that have spread to the lining of the belly. One method uses a fixed dose for everyone, while the other adjusts the dose based on the patient's b…

This study tests whether a major surgery that removes the pancreatic tumor and all visible cancer in the abdomen, followed by pumping heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the belly, is safe for people with pancreatic cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. Twenty …

This study compares two methods of giving chemotherapy directly into the abdomen for people whose cancer has spread there (peritoneal carcinomatosis). One method, HIPEC, uses heated chemotherapy circulated during surgery. The other, PIPAC, delivers chemotherapy as a pressurized s…

This early-phase trial is testing a new type of immunotherapy called CAR T-cells for people with a specific kind of stomach and esophageal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. The treatment involves collecting a patient's own immune cells, modifying them in a lab …

This early-stage trial tests a new way to deliver chemotherapy for colorectal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. Doctors use a spray (PIPAC) to send the drugs mitomycin or raltitrexed directly into the belly during a keyhole surgery. The main goal is to find a s…

This study looks at whether giving heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen during surgery can help prevent stomach cancer from coming back. About 200 adults with advanced stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen will receive the treatment. The goal is to …

This study tests whether adding a protein called albumin to standard IV fluids during a major cancer surgery (cytoreduction with heated chemotherapy) can reduce complications. 140 adults undergoing this surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either standard fluids or standa…

This early-stage trial tests a personalized cell therapy (CAR-T cells) designed to attack a protein called CEA found on colorectal cancer cells. The therapy is given directly into the abdomen after surgery to remove visible tumors. The study will enroll 12 adults whose cancer has…

This early-phase trial is testing a new method of delivering chemotherapy directly into the abdomen as a fine mist under pressure (PIPAC) for people with stomach cancer that has spread to the lining of the belly. The study combines this misted chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel) with s…

This study tests whether a daily breathing exercise called cardiac coherence can lower anxiety in people awaiting surgery for peritoneal cancer. About 60 participants will either practice the technique or receive standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, drug-free method …

This study tests whether giving heated chemotherapy directly into the abdomen (HIPEC) can increase a protein called PD-L1 on stomach cancer cells that have spread to the lining of the belly. Higher PD-L1 levels might make these cancers more responsive to immunotherapy drugs. The …

This study collects follow-up data from 125 people with peritoneal surface cancers, including colorectal-origin carcinomatosis, pseudomyxoma peritonei, and peritoneal mesothelioma, who are scheduled for cytoreductive surgery combined with HIPEC. The goal is to track their outcome…

This study tests whether tumor organoids grown from biopsies can predict how well patients with gastric or colon cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis respond to hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Researchers collect tumor samples during standard surgery, grow them…

This study looks at a treatment called HIPEC, where heated chemotherapy is washed inside the abdomen after surgery to remove tumors. Researchers want to see if lab-grown tumor models can predict how well the chemotherapy works. Sixty adults with cancers that have spread to the ab…

This pilot study aims to create personalized, lab-grown models of tumors from patients with gastrointestinal peritoneal carcinomatosis. Researchers will collect blood, ascites fluid, and tumor samples during planned surgeries to build vascularized micro-tumors. These models could…

This study tests a new method called mass-based response testing (MRT) to help doctors choose the best chemotherapy drugs for patients with advanced appendix or colorectal cancer that has spread to the abdomen. The MRT device analyzes live tumor cells to see which drugs work best…

This study tests whether a structured recovery plan called ERAS helps people recover faster after surgery for cancer that has spread in the abdomen. About 300 patients across 20 Italian hospitals will be followed. The plan includes steps before, during, and after surgery to reduc…

This study reviews medical records of 500 adults who had cytoreductive surgery (with or without heated chemotherapy) for advanced abdominal cancers. The goal is to find out how often incisional hernias occur and what patient or surgical factors increase the risk. Researchers hope…

This early-phase study tests whether a special dye called pafolacianine (CYTALUX™) can make cancer cells glow during surgery for gastrointestinal cancer that has spread in the abdomen. About 10 adults will receive the dye before surgery, and surgeons will check if glowing areas m…

This study looks at new blood tests that might help doctors know if any cancer is left after surgery for colorectal cancer that has spread to the lining of the abdomen. Researchers will track certain substances in the blood before and after surgery in 58 adults. The goal is to un…

This study is collecting temperature data from 30 adults undergoing HIPEC surgery, a procedure where heated chemotherapy is delivered directly into the abdomen. Researchers will use this data to build a computer model that can predict how body temperature changes during the opera…