Educating Providers, Improving Care: Inside the New CME Course REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Join the ACPMP Research Foundation for a special educational webinar featuring Dr. Ugwuji N. Maduekwe of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Maduekwe will introduce “The Neoplastic Appendix: When to Watch, When to Act, When to Refer,” a new online continuing medical education (CME) course developed in partnership...

Understanding the New Metformin Clinical Trial for PMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Join the ACPMP Research Foundation for a special educational webinar featuring Dr. Oliver Eng (University of California, Irvine) and guest moderator Dr. Deepa Magge (Vanderbilt University Medical Center). Dr. Eng will discuss the newly launched clinical trial, "Metformin in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Secondary to Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms," including the rationale...

State of the Union: The State of Appendix Cancer: A Toast to Hope REGISTRATION NOW OPEN You're invited to PMP Pals and ACPMP's upcoming State of the Union: The State of Appendix Cancer: A Toast to Hope. Join us during Appendix Cancer Awareness Month for this special virtual event bringing together patients, caregivers, physicians, researchers, and advocates from around the...

2026 Virtual Appendix Cancer Symposium REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The ACPMP Research Foundation is hosting its annual virtual Appendix Cancer Symposium on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm ET via Zoom. This is ACPMP's largest educational event of the year, bringing together internationally recognized experts to discuss the latest advances in appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)...

View list of participating landmarks The objective of this campaign is to shine a light on this rare but increasingly prevalent cancer by illuminating landmarks nationwide and beyond. There are often only vague or sometimes even no symptoms of appendiceal cancer. And when there are symptoms, they are often missed or misdiagnosed as they frequently mimic those of hernias, ovarian...

This timely webinar will provide a review and discussion of the recently released National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for appendiceal cancer, as well as the current Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Consortium Guidelines for this rare cancer. The program will cover what the guidelines are, how they are created, how they are used, how they compare and more! Please join us...

  Saturday, February 28, 2026 will once again mark Rare Disease Day, a global campaign celebrated on the last day of February each year (the rarest day on the calendar) to raise awareness about the more than 7,000 rare diseases - including appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). A rare disease is considered to be a disease that affects fewer...

DECISIVE Study 1-Year Update: Emerging Findings and What Comes Next Developing a Decision Support Tool for Individuals with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) and Other Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Last year, a team of peritoneal surface malignancy and cancer researchers at Yale launched the DECISIVE study to comprehensively characterize the decision-making experiences of individuals and their caregivers considering cytoreductive surgery. Over 140 people...

HIPEC vs PIPAC: Exploring a New Clinical Trial for Appendix Cancer Patients Not Eligible for Cytoreductive Surgery This webinar will introduce CHARLIE’S Trial 2, a clinical study led by Patrick Wagner, MD, and Shannon Altpeter, PA-C, of Allegheny Health Network, that compares two methods of delivering chemotherapy directly into the abdomen: heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC). The...

2025 Virtual Appendix Cancer Multi-Regional Symposium The ACPMP Research Foundation is hosting its annual virtual Appendix Cancer Multi-Regional Symposium on Friday, October 17, 2025 from 10 am - 4:30 pm EST via Zoom. This is our BIGGEST and MOST POPULAR  educational event of the year, featuring global experts in their fields. This event is free and open to all!   REGISTRATION NOW...