Table 2

PRGS ranging from 1 to 4 in 16 patients with peritoneal metastasis from pancreatic cancer who underwent at least one PIPAC treatment

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4Patient 5Patient 6
PRGS before PIPAC 1 (highest/mean)3/2.253/23/2.254/2.753/31/1
PRGS before PIPAC 2 (highest/mean)2/1.252/23/1.753/2.252/2
Histological regression+U+++
PRGS before PIPAC 3 (highest/mean)2/1.253/1.752/1.53/2
Histological regressionU++
PRGS before PIPAC 4 (highest/mean)2/1.753/23/2.67
Histological regression
PRGS before PIPAC 5 (highest/mean)3/2.53/2.33
Histological regression+
Patient 7Patient 8Patient 9Patient 10Patient 11Patient 12
PRGS before PIPAC 1 (highest/mean)1/13/31/13/2.252/1.331/1
PRGS before PIPAC 2 (highest/mean)1/13/21/12/1,5
Histological responseU++
PRGS before PIPAC 3 (highest/mean)1/11/1
Histological responseU+
PRGS before PIPAC 4 (highest/mean)1/13/2.66
Histological responseU
PRGS before PIPAC 5 (highest/mean)1/1
Histological responseU
PRGS before PIPAC 6 (highest/mean)1/1
Histological responseU
Patient 13Patient 14Patient 15Patient 16
PRGS before PIPAC 1 (highest/mean)1/11/13/23/3
PRGS before PIPAC 2 (highest/mean)1/11/13/2.332/2
Histological responseUU+
  • – indicates histological progression (according to mean PRGS); + indicates histological regression (according to mean PRGS).

  • PIPAC, Pressurised IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy; PRGS, Peritoneal Regression Grading Score; U, unchanged mean Peritoneal Regression Grading Score.