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Multicenter Study on Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Prospective Randomized Controlled Multicenter Clinical Trial For Comparison Of Long-term Outcomes Between Laparoscopic And Open Total Gastrectomy In Patients With Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04710758
Acronym
CLASS-07
Enrollment
1018
Registered
2021-01-15
Start date
2021-01-20
Completion date
2028-12-31
Last updated
2025-09-22

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

Conditions

Stomach Neoplasms

Keywords

Stomach Neoplasms, Laparoscopic total gastrectomy, Open total gastrectomy

Brief summary

CLASS-07 trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial for comparison of long-term outcomes between laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) and open total gastrectomy (OTG) in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (clinical stage T2-4aN0-3M0). The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the overall survival and determine the efficacy of LTG compared with OTG for locally advanced gastric cancer. The second purpose is to evaluate the 3-year overall survival rate, 3-year disease free survival rate, morbidity and mortality rates, 3-year recurrence pattern and postoperative recovery course of the patients enrolled in this study.

Detailed description

Gastric cancer is a significant global health problem, especially in East Asia. With an increase in the incidences of proximal gastric cancer over the last decades, the value of total gastrectomy is more emphasized. Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) has become an attracting option for surgeons due to its well-known advantages. However, more evidence is needed to support the safety and efficacy of LTG in locally advanced gastric cancer. Recently,a multicenter, open-label, noninferiority, randomized clinical trial (CLASS-02) launched by Chinese Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (CLASS) Group compared the safety of LTG for clinical stage I gastric cancer with open total gastrectomy (OTG). The overall morbidity and mortality rates were 19.1% in the LTG group and 20.2% in the OTG group, which was not significantly different (rate difference, -1.1%). This study demonstrated that LTG can be safely performed by experienced surgeons for clinical stage I gastric cancer. However, there hasn't been any prospective randomized clinical trial study evaluating the safety and efficacy of LTG in advanced gastric cancer. This CLASS-07 trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial for comparison of long-term outcomes between LTG and OTG in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (clinical stage T2-4aN0-3M0). The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the overall survival and determine the efficacy of LTG compared with OTG for locally advanced gastric cancer. The second purpose is to evaluate the 3-year overall survival rate, 3-year disease free survival rate, morbidity and mortality rates, 3-year recurrence pattern and postoperative recovery course of the patients enrolled in this study.

Interventions

LTG with D2 lymphadenectomy for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (clinical stage T2-4aN0-3M0)

OTG with D2 lymphadenectomy for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (clinical stage T2-4aN0-3M0)

Sponsors

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 18-75 years 2. Tumor located in the middle or upper third of the stomach, and curative resection is expected to be achievable by total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy (also apply to multiple primary cancers); 3. Primary lesion is pathologically diagnosed as gastric adenocarcinoma, such as papillary adenocarcinoma, tubular adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenocarcinoma, poorly cohesive carcinoma (including signet ring cell carcinoma and other variants), and mixed adenocarcinoma; 4. Clinical stage T2-4aN0-3M0 (According to AJCC-8th TNM staging system); 5. Expected survival \> 6 months 6. No invasion to Z-line; 7. BMI (Body Mass Index) \< 30 kg/m2 8. No history of upper abdominal surgery (except for laparoscopic cholecystectomy); 9. No prior treatment of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc 10. Preoperative performance status (ECOG,Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) of 0 or 1 11. Preoperative ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) scoring: I-III 12. Sufficient organ functions 13. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Preoperative examinations indicate regional fusion of enlarged lymph nodes (max diameter ≥ 3.0cm) or enlargment of spleen hilus lymph nodes 2. Women during pregnancy or breast-feeding 3. Synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancies 4. Body temperature ≥ 38℃ before surgery or infectious disease with a systemic therapy indicated 5. Severe mental disease 6. Severe respiratory disease, FEV1 \< 50% of predicted 7. Severe hepatic and renal dysfunction 8. Unstable angina pectoris or history of myocardial infarction within 6 months 9. History of cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage within 6 months 10. Continuous systemic steroid therapy within 1 month (except for topical use) 11. Gastric cancer complications (bleeding, perforation, obstruction) that requiring emergency surgery 12. Patients are participating or have participated in another clinical trial (within 6 months)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survival3 yearsOverall survival (OS) was defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
3-year disease free survival rate3 years\# of patients who are free of gastric cancer at 3 years out of all study patients
Early morbidity rate30 daysThe early morbidity are defined as the event observed within 30 days following surgery, including intraoperative and postoperative complications
3-year overall survival rate3 years\# of patients who are still alive at 3 years out of all study patients
3-year recurrence pattern3 yearsRecurrence patterns are classified into five categories at the time of first diagnosis: locoregional, hematogenous, peritoneal, distant lymph node, and mixed type
Postoperative recovery course30 daysTime to first ambulation, flatus, liquid diet, and soft diet are used to assess the postoperative recovery course, which is a composite outcome measure.
Early mortality rate30 daysThe early mortality are defined as the event observed within 30 days following surgery, including intraoperative and postoperative death

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYihong Sun, MD
sun.yihong@zs-hospital.sh.cn86-21-64041990

Outcome results

None listed

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