Table 4 Summary of the treatments in the 22 eligible studies.

From: Prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy may benefit the long-term survival of patients after radical gastric cancer surgery

Author Yr, Country

Surgery

HIPEC group

Control group

Liu 2020, China

Radical gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy

HIPEC: Oxaliplatin (100 mg/m2) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (3000 mL) at 1.4 days; fluorouracil (0.75 g) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (3000 mL) at 2.3 days; Dexamethasone (10 mg) and 2% lidocaine (10 mL) 1–4 days

Time: postoperative 1 to 2 days (once a day, lasting 90 min each time), last for 4 days

Temperature: 42–44 °C

Surgery + systemic chemotherapy

(Paclitaxel 135 mg/m2(1 day), cisplatin 20 mg/m2 and tegafur 1.0 g (1–5 days), 4 weeks × 6 cycles)

Time: 2 weeks postoperative

Cui 2014, China

Radical resection of the gastric cancer

Surgery + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy

HIPEC: Cisplatin (60 mg/m2) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (3000 mL) at 1.4 days; fluorouracil (0.75 g) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (3000 mL) at 2.3 days; Dexamethasone (10 mg) and 2% lidocaine (10 mL) 1–4 days

Time: postoperative 1 to 2 days (once a day, lasting 90 min each time), last for 4 days

Temperature: 41–43 °C

Surgery + ECF

(50 mg/m2 epirubicin and 60 mg/m2 cisplatin administered via an intravenous drip on day 1 and 600 mg/m2 fluorouracil administered via an intravenous drip between day 1 and 3)

Fujimura 1994, Japan

Curative resection

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (30 mg) and cisplatinum (300 mg) in 10 L saline solution

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 41–42 °C

Surgery

Fan 2021, China

Radical gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC + chemotherapy with SOX regime

HIPEC: Cisplatin (50 mg/L) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution

Time: 30 min

Temperature: 42.5–43 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy with SOX regime

(S-1, 40–60 mg (40 mg when BSA < 1.25 m2, 60 mg when BSA > 1.5 m2), twice per day, Day 1–14; Oxaliplatin (130 mg/m2) was given intravenously at the first day of each cycle)

Hamazoe 1994, Japan

Radical gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (10 μg/mL) in 0.9% saline solution

Time: 50–60 min

Temperature: 44–45 °C

Surgery

Xie 2020, China

Laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC + systemic chemotherapy (SELOX or SOX)

HIPEC: Cisplatin (50 mg/L) and 0.9% sodium chloride solution

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 42–43 °C

Surgery + XELOX or SOX chemotherapy at 4–6 weeks after surgery and received a total of 6–8 cycles every 3 weeks. (Regimen: Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 ivgtt d1 + xeloda 1500 mg/m2 BID PO d1–15))

Reutovich 2019, Belarus

Total or partial (distal subtotal resection) gastrectomy with free margins (R0 resection) and D2 lymph node dissection

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: Ringer's solution (5–6 L), cisplatin (50 mg/m2) and doxorubicin (50 mg/m2)

Temperature: 42 °C

Surgery

Koga 1988, Japan

Curative surgery

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (8–10 mg/L) in 2000 mL saline solution

Time: 50–60 min

Temperature: 44–45 °C

Surgery

Rosa 2021, Italy

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: Cisplatin (75 mg/m2), MMC (15 mg/m2), and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (2 L/m2)

Time: 90 min

Temperature: 41–42 °C

Surgery

Zhu 2020, China

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC + chemotherapy

HIPEC: Cisplatin (75 mg/m2) and 2000 mL 0.9% sodium chloride solution

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 41.5–42.5 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy intravenous 5-fluorouracil (500 mg/m2) and LV (200 mg/m2) on days 1 to 5, and intravenous cisplatin (25 mg/m2) on days 1 to 3

Diniz 2020, Brazil

Curative resection

Perioperative chemotherapy + surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (38 mg/m2) in saline solution

Time: 90 min

Temperature: 41–42 °C

Perioperative chemotherapy + surgery

(a) Platinum‐based doublets (Carboplatin + Paclitaxel, Carboplatin + 5‐FU, CDDP + 5‐FU, FOLFOX, XELOX, FLOX)

(b) Epirubicin‐based triplets (ECF, ECX, EOX)

(c) Taxane‐based triplets (DCF, DCX)

Zhong 2020, China

Laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: Lobaplatin (50 mg/m2) and 3000 mL 5% intravenous glucose solution

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 43 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy

400 mg UFT [a combination of 1-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil and uracil in a molar ratio of 1:4] per day orally on consecutive days for the first 2 to 3 postoperative weeks

Yonemura 1995, Japan

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: Cisplatin (300 mg), MMC (30 mg), and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (8 L)

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 41.5–43.5 °C

Surgery

Fujimoto 1999, Japan

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (10 mg/mL), and 0.9% sodium chloride solution (3–4 L)

Time: 120 min

Temperature: 44.5–45 °C

Surgery

Kim 2001, Korea

Subtotal or total gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (40 mg), and dialysis solution (4000 cc)

Time: 120 min

Temperature: 44.5–45.7 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy

5-fluorouracil (FU) or 5-FU in combination with MMC at least six cycles

Hirose 1999, Japan

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: cisplatin (100 mg), MMC (20 mg) and etoposide (100 mg)

Temperature: 41–44.5 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy

Two to 3 weeks after the operation, MMC (6 mg/m2) and 5-fluorouracil (5FU, 375 mg/m2) were intravenously administered once a week, and this MMC-5FU therapy was repeated for 3 consecutive weeks before the patient’s discharge from the hospital

Ikeguchi 1995, Japan

Curative resection

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (80–100 mg/m2), 8–10 L

Time: 50–60 min

Temperature: 44–45 °C

Surgery + chemotherapy intravenous injection of MMC 20 mg on day 0 and MMC 10 mg on days 7 and 14, and took 1-(2tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil/uracil (1:4) 600 mg/day orally from day 14 for at least 6 months

Takahashi 1995, Japan

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (50 mg), Activated carbon (375 mg), Saline (100 mL)

Surgery

Beeharry 2019, China

Standardized radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: cisplatin (50 mg/L)

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 41–43 °C

Surgery + XELOX

6 regimens of standard dosage of the XELOX regimen starting within 1 month after surgery (Regimen: Oxaliplacin 130 mg/m2 ivgtt d1 + Xeloda 1500 mg/m2bid po d1–15, Q3W)

Kunisaki 2002, Japan

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: Cisplatin (150 mg), MMC (15 mg), and etoposide (150 mg) in 5 to 6 L physiologic saline

Time: 40 min

Temperature: 42–43 °C

Surgery

Kang 2013, Taiwan, ROC

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: cisplatin (30 mg/L), MMC (10 mg/L), and etoposide (20 mg/L) in 3–4 L of lactated Ringer solution

Time: 60 min

Temperature: 41–43 °C

Surgery

Yarema 2014, Ukraine

Gastrectomy

Surgery + HIPEC

HIPEC: MMC (12.5 mg/m2), cisplatin (75 mg/m2)

Time: 90 min

Temperature: 41–43.6 °C

Surgery

  1. HIPEC hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, Yr year, MMC mitomycin C.