Safety and Efficacy of Cisplatin and Doxorubicin Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosolized Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in Patients with Ovarian Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases: A Multicenter US Phase I Trial

  • Brad Nakamura
  • , Rosemary Senguttuvan
  • , Nora H. Ruel
  • , Paul H. Frankel
  • , Susan E. Yost
  • , Sarah Cole
  • , Sue Chang
  • , Alexander Jung
  • , Melissa Eng
  • , Raechelle Tinsley
  • , Timothy Synold
  • , Daphne Stewart
  • , Edward Wang
  • , Joshua Cohen
  • , Jeannine Villella
  • , Richard L. Whelan
  • , Amit Merchea
  • , Danielle K. DePeralta
  • , Yanghee Woo
  • , Mustafa Raoof
  • Thanh Hue Dellinger

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Abstract

Background: Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel, minimally invasive method of delivering intraperitoneal chemotherapy with promising peritoneal disease control in ovarian cancer. Methods: This US multicenter prospective phase I trial (NCT04329494) evaluated the safety and efficacy of PIPAC cisplatin 10.5 mg/m2 and doxorubicin 2.1 mg/m2 (PIPAC-CD) every 6 weeks in ovarian cancer at three US centers. Primary endpoints were dose-limiting toxicities and adverse events. Secondary endpoints included response according to RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria, laparoscopic peritoneal carcinomatosis index, histologic peritoneal regression grading score, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results: In total, 15 patients were enrolled. The median prior lines of therapy was 3 (range 1–10). The PIPAC completion rate (≥2 PIPACs) was 86.7%. A total of 76.9% of patients had extraperitoneal disease at baseline. One patient discontinued treatment for toxicity because of deterioration of her baseline Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 2 performance status. There was one grade 3 abdominal pain, one grade 3 anorexia, and no grade 4 or 5 adverse events. Laparoscopic best response (peritoneal carcinomatosis index) and histologic response (peritoneal regression grading score) occurred in 30.8% and 46.2%, respectively. Radiologic best response (RECIST) was 6.7%, with one partial response and a stable disease rate of 26.7%. Median PFS and OS were 2.3 months (95% confidence interval 1.7–3.2) and 17.1 months (95% confidence interval 5.6–not reached), respectively (n=15). Conclusions: PIPAC-CD is feasible, safe, and well tolerated at academic US centers. OS and PFS were limited in patients with heavily pretreated ovarian carcinoma who underwent PIPAC-CD. Future trials should focus on optimizing PIPAC drug combinations and determining optimal patient selection criteria for ovarian cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)415-425
Number of pages11
JournalAnnals of Surgical Oncology
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2026
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cisplatin
  • Doxorubicin
  • Ovarian cancer
  • PIPAC
  • Peritoneal metastases
  • Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy

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