1981
High-volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy with methotrexate in patients with cancer.
Jones R, Collins J, Myers C, Brooks A, Hubbard S, Balow J, Brennan M, Dedrick R, DeVita V. High-volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy with methotrexate in patients with cancer. Cancer Research 1981, 41: 55-9. PMID: 7448776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodes of bacterial peritonitisNovel treatment modalitiesTotal body clearanceIntraperitoneal chemotherapyPeritoneal irritationChemotherapeutic regimensMethotrexate clearanceBacterial peritonitisOvarian cancerMalignant melanomaTreatment modalitiesLocal toxicitySystemic toxicityPlasma levelsPeritoneal cavitySystemic circulationTreatment cyclesPlasma concentrationsMethotrexate concentrationsTherapeutic benefitBody clearancePatientsMethotrexateChemotherapyPeritonitis
1978
High volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy (“Belly bath”) for ovarian cancer
Jones R, Myers C, Guarino A, Dedrick R, Hubbard S, DeVita V. High volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy (“Belly bath”) for ovarian cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 1978, 1: 161-166. PMID: 373916, DOI: 10.1007/bf00253116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerIntraperitoneal chemotherapyPhase I clinical trialAdvanced stage diseaseIntraperitoneal fluid volumeIntraperitoneal methotrexateComplete remissionTreatment modalitiesPharmacologic principlesClinical trialsPeritoneal cavityTherapeutic effectivenessChemotherapyPharmacokinetic modelingDialysis fluidToxicologic studiesCancerFluid volumeDrug distributionRational chemotherapyFurther investigationRemissionPatientsMethotrexatePharmacokinetics