Use of taurolidine and/or taurultam for treatment of abdominal cancer and/or for the prevention of metastases
First Claim
1. A method of treating abdominal cancer comprising performing a surgery on a patient'"'"'s abdomen by forming a surgical opening in said patient'"'"'s abdomen, surgically removing a cancerous tumor from the patient'"'"'s abdomen through the surgical opening, and closing said surgical opening, the method including a step of administering taurolidine, taurultam or a mixture thereof to the patient'"'"'s abdomen prior to said closing of said surgical opening and after said surgically removing said cancerous tumor, so as to treat cancer in the patient'"'"'s abdomen, further including a step of additionally administering taurolidine, taurultam or a mixture thereof to said patient after said closing said surgical opening.
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Abstract
Taurolidine and/or taurultam is administered during and after surgical removal of a cancerous tumor to treat abdominal cancer.
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- 1. A method of treating abdominal cancer comprising performing a surgery on a patient'"'"'s abdomen by forming a surgical opening in said patient'"'"'s abdomen, surgically removing a cancerous tumor from the patient'"'"'s abdomen through the surgical opening, and closing said surgical opening, the method including a step of administering taurolidine, taurultam or a mixture thereof to the patient'"'"'s abdomen prior to said closing of said surgical opening and after said surgically removing said cancerous tumor, so as to treat cancer in the patient'"'"'s abdomen, further including a step of additionally administering taurolidine, taurultam or a mixture thereof to said patient after said closing said surgical opening.
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