Questions for Your PMP Specialist

1. Approximately how many Cytoreductive surgeries have you performed?

2. Approximately what % of these surgeries has been specifically for treating PMP/PSM?

3. For how many years have you been performing these surgeries?

4. Do you use HIPEC (IPCH)? If no, please skip to question 8. If yes, in approximately what % of surgeries do you use HIPEC? 

5. What chemo agents do you use for HIPEC?

6. Do you perform HIPEC on an open or closed basis? Why do you believe this method is superior?

7. Do you perform HIPEC only during surgery or do you continue it for some days after surgery? 

8. How many days do you estimate for a post-surgical hospital stay?   Do you have a set timeframe or is it based solely on post-op milestones?

9. What is a typical operating time for Cytoreductive surgery?

10. What are your current statistics (outcomes) for disease-free survival for DPAM, PMCA?

11. What is your philosophy about using systemic chemo before and/or after surgery?

12. What chemo meds (cocktails) do you use and why?

13. Are there any special therapies you provide? (If any, is there research on which they are based? Are   you pursuing this in a research mode?)

14. What is your average (or typical) patient age & sex?

15. Do you recommend chemo sensitivity assays? Why or why not? If yes, what lab(s) do you use?

16. Do you recommend molecular assays of tumor samples? Why or why not?  If yes, what lab(s) do you use?

17. What is the typical waiting time for your patient to be scheduled for surgery?

18. Please describe your surgical selection criteria (for both DPAM & PMCA patients).