Faculty

Travis E. Grotz, M.D., M.S.

Clinical Studies

A Phase II Study of Robotic Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for Patients with Gastric Cancer and Limited Peritoneal Metastasis: ROBO-CHIP trial Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to assess short-term morbidity and disease-free survival outcomes for patients with gastric adenocarcinoma with limited low volume peritoneal metastasis and/or positive peritoneal cytology undergoing robotic cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
MC220404 COordinated Nivolumab and intraperiToneal IL-2 for gastric canceR with peritOneaL metastasis (CONTROL) phase 1b pilot study (CONTROL) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reduction in the peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) after completion of the study treatment.

MC240402 Prophylactic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (p-HIPEC) for Gastric Cancer at High Risk of Peritoneal Recurrence Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reduction in the peritoneal recurrence at 18 months for patients receiving p-HIPEC.
Prospective Database of All Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Treated at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to:
1. Establish a prospective database of all patients with peritoneal surface malignancies seen by Dr. Travis Grotz at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
2. Design and implement quality improvement projects utilizing this database
3. Design and implement outcomes research using this prospective database
4. Design and implement quality of life studies using this prospective database

Molecular Diagnosis of Occult Peritoneal Metastasis from Gastric Cancer (MOPMEG) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to establish a clinical useful gene expression panel for detecting and predicting peritoneal relapse and survival to address the unmet clinical need for a simple and accurate staging of the peritoneum in gastric cancer.
Trans-Pacific Multicenter Collaborative Study of Minimally Invasive Proximal Versus Total Gastrectomy for Proximal Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers (Trans-Pacific) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to compare the symptoms of patients who have a MIPG to the symptoms of patients who have a MITG.