Doctors stage peritoneal cancer depending on the size and position of the cancer, where it has spread from, and how fast it can spread. There are two stages of primary peritoneal cancer and five ...

Six studies were analyzed. Of the total 757 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, 318 (42.0%) were stage I, 311 (41.0%) were stage II/III, 116 (15.3%) were stage IV, and 22 (2.9%) were undetermined.

PPC is a type of cancer that starts in the peritoneal cavity in the abdomen, rather than cancer that has developed elsewhere in the body and spread to the peritoneum. Cancer that has started elsewhere ...

New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of cancers. Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ...

Researchers have found that nanotechnology can increase chemotherapy's effectiveness. The new research could be good news for people who develop peritoneal cancer in the future. "This patient group ...

A new hydrogel-based platform to preserve live patient-derived tumour tissues in the lab could pave the way for faster, more accurate testing of cancer treatments for patients with peritoneal ...

Elahere is a type of targeted therapy called an antibody-drug conjugate. This antibody-drug conjugate is made up of an antibody that is attached to a cancer medicine. Elahere is used to treat a type ...

Neoantigen (tumor-specific antigen) mRNA-based vaccines induce progenitor‑exhausted T cells that support anti‑PD‑1 therapy, leading to enhanced antitumor efficacy against gastric cancer, which has ...

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that develops in the lining around the abdominal organs. Doctors usually treat it with surgery and chemotherapy. Peritoneal ...