HIPEC Treatment

Innovative treatment of abdominal cancers

Hot chemo bath therapy at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

HIPEC, or heated intraperitoneal chemoperfusion, is a procedure to treat advanced abdominal cancers.

HIPEC is designed to kill any remaining cancer cells once all visible disease is removed surgically.

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center is recognized worldwide for its development of novel cancer treatments, including HIPEC.

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A 25-year-old with appendix cancer found hope with Dr. Andrew Lowy and Moores Cancer Center. Watch this CBS News report filmed here.

 Understanding HIPEC Treatment

HIPEC is performed during a surgery to remove an abdominal tumor. Once the tumor has been removed (“cytoreduction”), the surgeon continuously circulates a heated, sterile chemotherapy solution throughout the peritoneal cavity for up to 90 minutes. Find out more about the HIPEC treatment process.

 Cancers Treated with HIPEC

HIPEC therapy may be considered for cancer that has spread to the lining surfaces of the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity from primary colorectal cancer, appendiceal cancer, or mesothelioma, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Read more about cancers treated with HIPEC and who is a candidate for this therapy.

 HIPEC In The News

Our experts have been profiled by CBS Evening News, The New York Times, and numerous other media outlets. Find news stories on HIPEC, along with articles published in medical journals about the procedure. Read more.

Meet the HIPEC Team

Our team is one of the most experienced in the world at this innovative therapy. Meet Dr. Andrew Lowy and Dr. Joel Baumgartner.