How would you describe outcomes for HIPEC? (Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD)

Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD, surgical oncologist, explains the goals of HIPEC treatment for treating challenging abdominal cancers. Dr. Maduekwe is part of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin HIPEC team.

Peritoneal surface malignancies are an interesting and varied group of disease processes. The way I think about the outcomes for HIPEC treatment is "Why are we doing the HIPEC treatment?" And I think for anyone who has a cancer that we're taking care of, our goals are ideally to prolong the length of life, but also to treat the disease and to improve symptoms.