gastric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
In this study, we aimed to use CTC for early detection of PM in patients in whom PM was suspected based on clinical symptoms and general CT findings but not yet diagnosed, and to administer anticance
Sponsors
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria (i) histologically diagnosed gastric cancer via endoscopic biopsy or surgical specimen retrieval; (ii) suspected PM/recurrence of gastric cancer based on at least one of the following clinical findings: abnormal physical symptoms with causes that could not be explained by other diseases, elevation of serum tumor markers, and suspicious but not definitive signs of PM on conventional CT images; (iii) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2; (iv) oral intake ability; and (v) provision of written consent by each patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were (i) inability to undergo bowel preparation; (ii) obvious intestinal stenosis; (iii) presence of massive ascites; and (iv) inability to undergo carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation through the rectum.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint of this study was the diagnostic sensitivity of CTC for PM. The secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Ideally, a pathological diagnosis is required to confirm PM; however, suspicious PM lesions detected by CTC are difficult to confirm using endoscopy or laparoscopy. Thus, we adopted the wait-and-see method to confirm PM. Patients were followed-up until the definitive development of PM. In this cohort study, the treatment to be administered after PM diagnosis was not specified. Accordingly, decisions regarding the timing of treatment initiation and the treatments to be administered were made on a case-by-case basis after a discussion between the patient and attending doctors. However, fluorouracil-compound plus cisplatin was administered as first-line chemotherapy when the patient did not undergo gastrectomy or developed recurrence, with the interval between S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy and recurrence being <6 months. All oncological definitions were in accordance with the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma 15th edition | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint of this study was the diagnostic sensitivity of CTC for PM. The secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Ideally, a pathological diagnosis is required to confirm PM; however, suspicious PM lesions detected by CTC are difficult to confirm using endoscopy or laparoscopy. Thus, we adopted the wait-and-see method to confirm PM. Patients were followed-up until the definitive development of PM. In this cohort study, the treatment to be administered after PM diagnosis was not specified. Accordingly, decisions regarding the timing of treatment initiation and the treatments to be administered were made on a case-by-case basis after a discussion between the patient and attending doctors. However, fluorouracil-compound plus cisplatin was administered as first-line chemotherapy when the patient did not undergo gastrectomy or developed recurrence, with the interval between S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy and recurrence being <6 months. All oncological definitions were in accordance with the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma 15th edition | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactRika Takahashi
Kanagawa Cancer Center Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Outcome results
None listed