Table 3

PRGS ranging from 1 to 4 in 13 patients with peritoneal metastasis from pancreatic cancer who underwent at least two PIPAC treatments

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4*Patient 5Patient 7*Patient 10*Patient 11Patient 12
PRGS before PIPAC 1 (highest/mean)3/2.253/23/2.254/2.753/31/13/2.252/1.331/1
PRGS before PIPAC 3 (or 2*) (highest/mean)2/1.753/1.753/1.53/2.253/21/13/21/11/1
Histological response+++++U++U
Patient 13*Patient 14*Patient 15*Patient 16*
PRGS before PIPAC 1 (highest/mean)1/11/13/23/3
PRGS before PIPAC 3 (or 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).

  • *Did only undergo PIPAC twice, data from PIPAC 2 instead of PIPAC 3.

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