Morbidity associated with the use of oxaliplatin versus mitomycin C in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal or appendiceal origin: a multi-institutional comparative study

Ella Benzaquen, Yifan Wang, Stephanie Wiseman, V. Rosenfeld, Lucas Sidéris, Pierre Dubé, Jean‐Sébastien Pelletier, Tsafrir Vanounou

Canadian Journal of Surgery · 2021 · 13 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

MMC and oxaliplatin are both suitable agents for HIPEC and are associated with comparable morbidity and toxicity profiles, regardless of cancer origin. Thus, we propose that cost-effectiveness should ultimately dictate drug selection.

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