| Absolute | Relative |
| Recurrent ascites after paracentesis | Multiple sites of intraabdominal tumor |
| Diffuse palpable abdominal masses | Low serum albumin |
| Multiple levels of bowel obstruction | Previous radiation therapy |
| Recent abdominal surgery demonstrating that corrective surgery is technically impossible | Poor nutritional status |
| Previous surgery showing diffuse metastatic cancer | Liver or extraabdominal metastases, including pleural or pulmonary metastases producing dyspnea |
| Involvement of proximal stomach | Major renal or hepatic dysfunction |
| ECOG PS ≥2 |
