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Intra-Abdominal Chemotherapy Recommended in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The National Cancer Institute has issued a clinical announcement recommending a combination of intravenous (IV) and intra-abdominal chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer.
Traditional treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer includes surgery to remove the tumor followed by IV treatment with a platinum drug such as cisplatin or carboplatin, followed by treatment with a taxane drug, such as paclitaxel. Deborah Armstrong, M.D., at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, and colleagues conducted a clinical trial in 429
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