title: Targeting the peritoneum with novel drug delivery systems in peritoneal carcinomatosis: a review of the literature.
abstract: The Peritoneal cavity is a well-known metastatic site for several intra-abdominal malignancies, such as stomach, colon, pancreas and rectal cancer. For long, it was thought that treatment with curative intent was impossible but that was challenged by the introduction of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Although their effectiveness has been proven both experimentally and clinically, there is need for improvement. Firstly, a significant proportion of patients develop recurrent disease. Secondly, HIPEC demands presence of dedicated perfusion devices not readily available in most hospitals. Since intraperitoneal administration of chemotherapy is thought to play a crucial role, new modalities to deliver effective chemotherapeutics to the peritoneum are developed. The current review aims to present an overview of the experimental data on new drug delivery systems (DDS) in peritoneal cancer.
authors: Department of Surgical oncology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands thijs.v.oudheusden@cze.nl.
authors: Thijs Ralf
authors: TR
authors: Van Oudheusden
authors: Philips Research Eindhoven, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Biomedical NMR, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
authors: Holger
authors: H
authors: Grull
authors: Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Department of Biomedical Engineering, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
authors: Patricia Yvonne Wilhelmina
authors: PY
authors: Dankers
authors: Department of Surgical oncology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
authors: Ignace Hubertus Johannes Theodorus
authors: IH
authors: De Hingh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000187:drug effects*
keywords: Drug delivery systems; animal experiment; intraperitoneal chemotherapy; peritoneal carcinomatosis; review