David C. Koch Regional Perfusion Cancer Therapy Center

David C. Koch Regional Perfusion Cancer Therapy Center

Overview

Patient Information

Watch an informative video about the hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC) program at David C. Koch Regional Cancer Therapy Center.

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UPMC Cancer Centers’ David C. Koch Regional Cancer Therapy Center provides regional chemotherapy for patients with cancer that has advanced beyond surgical cure but is still limited to an organ or region of the body.

Regional perfusion of chemotherapy delivers higher concentrations of chemotherapy without the side effects, offering an improved chance of response. UPMC’s program is a national referral site for patients with:

regionally confined metastatic tumors to the liver
peritoneal carcinomatosis
advanced tumors of the extremities
tumors involving the pleural cavity

Information on treatments for specific cancers is listed on our Patient Services page.