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Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Systemic Chemotherapy Versus Systemic Chemotherapy After Curative Resection of Serosa-positive Gastric Cancer

Prospective Randomized Multicenter Phase III Trial of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Systemic Chemotherapy Versus Systemic Chemotherapy After Curative Resection of Serosa-positive Gastric Cancer

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02205008
Acronym
EPIC-GC
Enrollment
230
Registered
2014-07-31
Start date
2012-10-31
Completion date
2018-11-30
Last updated
2014-07-31

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Conditions

Advanced Gastric Cancer With Serosal Invasion

Keywords

advanced gastric cancer, serosal invasion, peritoneal recurrence, intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Brief summary

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy as an adjuvant treatment modality is designed to eradicate intraperitoneal free tumor cells that can be a source of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Although we have not reached unanimous consensus, favorable reports on the outcome of intraperitoneal chemotherapy have been published. In this study, we review the clinicopathological characteristics of patients and effects of early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (EPIC) on overall and gastric cancer-specific survival and patterns of recurrence of gastric cancer patients with macroscopic serosal invasion. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of intraperitoneal chemotherapy on overall and disease free survival of advanced gastric cancer patients with serosal invasion after potentially curative surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREsurgery

Total or subtotal gastrectomy with D2

adjuvant systemic chemotherapy with S-1 (\<1.25m2:40mg, 1.25-1.5m2:50mg, \>1.5m2:60mg, bid)

DRUGEarly postoperative intraperitoneal chemothgerapy

operation day: 0.9% saline solution 1L plus mitomycin C 10 mg/m2 1 - 4 postoprative day: 0.9% saline solution 1L plus 5-FU 700 mg/m2 plus sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq

Sponsors

National Cancer Center, Korea
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Yeungnam University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Chonnam National University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Dong-A University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Severance Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Korea Cancer Center Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Chung-Ang University Hosptial, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
CollaboratorOTHER
Hanyang University
CollaboratorOTHER
Kyungpook National University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the stomach 2. preoperative suspicion of serosal invasion on the radiological examination 3. candidate for curative resection of the stomach with D2 4. age from 19 to 70 year old 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status :0, 1, or 2 6. absolute neutrophil count≥1,500/microliter, hemoglobin≥9.0g/dL, and platelet≥100,000/microliter 7. serum Creatinine\<1.5mg/dL 8. total bilirubin \<2 x upper normal limit, transaminase\<3 x upper normal limit 9. patients without previous administration of chemotherapeutic agent 10. patients who agreed and signed to the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

1. malignancy of the stomach except for adenocarcinoma 2. history of hypersensitivity to 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin 3. concomitant infectious disease 4. active hepatitis or chronic liver disease 5. history of psychotic disorders 6. patients with disorders in the central nervous system 7. history of other malignancy within 5 years 8. history of clinically significant heart disease (congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic arrhythmia, myocardial infarction) 9. patients with increased bleeding tendency 10. pregnant or lactating female patients 11. patient who did not agreed and signed to the informed consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
relapsed free survivalpostoperative 3 yearsduring regular follow-up with blood test, radiologic, endoscopic surveillance patients with recurrence will be detected and recorded

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
overall survivalpostoperative 5 yearsduring regular follow-up with blood test, radiologic, endoscopic surveillance patients with recurrence will be detected and recorded

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy-related morbidity and mortalitypostoperative 30daysIn hospital complication related to surgery or intraperitoneal chemotherapy will be recored and analyzed to evaluate the safety of intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactWansik Yu, MD, PhD, FACS
wyu@knu.ac.kr82-53-200-2700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026