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A randomised trial for gastric cancer with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy and surgery

A multicentre randomised phase II trial of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery vs. neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and subsequent chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery vs. neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery in resectable gastric cancer - CRITICS-II

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2015-004627-31-NL
Enrollment
207
Registered
2016-06-29
Start date
2017-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

TNM 7th ed stage IB-IIIC gastric adenocarcinoma (histologically proven)

Interventions

Trade Name: docetaxel Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate and solvent for solution for infusion Trade Name: oxaliplatin Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion Trade Name: capecitabi

Sponsors

The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • TNM 7th ed stage IB-IIIC gastric adenocarcinoma (histologically proven); tumour bulk has to be in the stomach but may involve gastro-oesophageal junction • Performance status WHO =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 17

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • T1N0 disease (assessed by endoscopic ultrasound) • Distant metastases • Irresectable/Iinoperable patients; due to technical surgery-related factors or general condition • Previous malignancy, except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or in-situ cancer of the cervix uteri; in case of a previous other malignancy with a disease-free period = 5 years, inclusion can be accepted after consultation of the principal investigator • Solitary functioning kidney that will be within the radiation field • Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start, or lack of complete recovery from the effects of major surgery • Uncontrolled (bacterial) infections • Significant concomitant diseases preventing the safe administration of study drugs or likely to interfere with study assessments • Uncontrolled angina pectoris, cardiac failure or clinically significant arrhythmias • Continuous use of immunosuppressive agents equivalent to >10 mg daily prednison • Concurrent use of the antiviral agent sorivudine or chemically related analogues, such as brivudine • Neurotoxicity > CTC grade 1 • Pregnancy or breast feeding • Patients (M/F) with reproductive potential not implementing adequate contraceptive measures • Gastric or gastro-oesophageal stent within radiation field

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To assess which preoperative regimen provides superior event free survival 1 year after randomisation in patients with resectable gastric cancer;Secondary Objective: •To assess time to event of all treatment arms •To assess which preoperative regimen provides superior time-to-recurrence (TTR) •To assess which preoperative regimen is most feasible, based on toxicity, pCR and R0 resection rates •To assess the toxicity profile of all treatment arms •To document surgical morbidity, including incidence of anastomotic leakage •To determine the pCR rates of all treatment arms •To determine the R0 resection rates of all treatment arms •To determine the response rate (RR) of all treatment arms •To determine the OS of all treatment arms •To identify which preoperative regimen (CRITICS-II) will be compared with the new standard treatment (CRITICS-I) in a next phase III trial ;Primary end point(s): Event-free survival at 1 year after randomisation (events: local recurrence, regional recurrence, local-regional recurrence or progression, distant recurrence, or death from any cause).;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1 year after randomisation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): NA;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: NA

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public Contactprincipal investigator

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

m.verheij@nki.nl+3120512 9111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026