Novel chemotherapy ‘spray’ gives hope to patients with advanced gastric cancer


Professor Jimmy So, head of the Division of General Surgery (Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery) at NUH, said the treatment was safely administered for 16 of 18 patients. - ST

SINGAPORE: Using a novel “spray” to administer chemotherapy drugs beyond the protective membrane surrounding the abdomen cavity, combined with immunotherapy through the bloodstream, could stop gastric cancer cells from spreading, a new study has shown.

With this ground-breaking treatment, gastric cancer may no longer be a death sentence, with the therapy offering hope of a better chance of survival for gastric cancer patients, especially those whose cancer has spread to the protective membrane or peritoneum.

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