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Study on Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving No. 10 Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Middle or Upper Third Gastric Cancer

Not Applicable
Conditions
Stomach Neoplasms
Interventions
Procedure: D2 lymphadenectomy including No. 10
Procedure: D2 lymphadenectomy excluding No. 10
Registration Number
NCT02333721
Lead Sponsor
Fujian Medical University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the short-term, long-term and oncological outcomes of laparoscopic spleen-preserving No. 10 lymph node dissection in a left-sided approach for advanced middle or upper third gastric cancer not invading greater curvature.

Detailed Description

A prospective randomized comparison of laparoscopic spleen-preserving No. 10 lymph node dissection for gastric cancer will be performed, to evaluate the short-term, long-term and oncological outcomes. The evaluation parameters are perioperative clinical efficacy, postoperative life quality, immune function and 3-year survival and recurrence rates.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
536
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age from 18 to 75 years
  • Primary proximal gastric adenocarcinoma not invading greater curvature (papillary, tubular, mucinous, signet ring cell, or poorly differentiated) confirmed pathologically by endoscopic biopsy
  • cT2-4a, N0-3, M0 at preoperative evaluation according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual Seventh Edition
  • No distant metastasis is observed. And the spleen, pancreas or other adjacent organs are not involved by the tumor.
  • Performance status of 0 or 1 on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scale (ECOG)
  • American Society of Anesthesiology score (ASA) class I, II, or III
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women during pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Severe mental disorder
  • History of previous upper abdominal surgery (except laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
  • History of previous gastrectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection
  • Enlarged or bulky regional lymph node diameter over 3cm by preoperative imaging
  • History of other malignant disease within past five years
  • History of previous neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • History of unstable angina or myocardial infarction within past six months
  • History of cerebrovascular accident within past six months
  • History of continuous systematic administration of corticosteroids within one month
  • Requirement of simultaneous surgery for other disease
  • Emergency surgery due to complication (bleeding, obstruction or perforation) caused by gastric cancer
  • FEV1<50% of predicted values

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
D2 Lymphadenectomy including No. 10D2 lymphadenectomy including No. 10Laparoscopic total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy including spleen-preserving No. 10 lymph node dissection will be performed for the treatment of patients assigned to this group
D2 lymphadenectomy excluding No. 10D2 lymphadenectomy excluding No. 10Laparoscopic total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy excluding spleen-preserving No. 10 lymph node dissection will be performed for the treatment of patients assigned to this group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
3-year disease free survival rate36 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Morbidity and mortality30 days; 36 months

The early postoperative complication and mortality are defined as the event observed within 30 days after surgery, while the time frame for late complication is the period from postoperative day 31th to the end of month 36th.

3-year overall survival rate36 months

3-year overall survival rate

3-year recurrence pattern36 months

Recurrence patterns are classified into five categories at the time of first diagnosis: locoregional, hematogenous, peritoneal, distant lymph node, and mixed type

Time to first ambulation10 days

The data of postoperative recovery course.

Rates of splenectomy1 day

splenectomy performing by severe injury to the splenic vessels

Rates of injury to splenic vessels1 day

intraoperative injury to the splenic vessels

The number of lymph node dissection1 day

The total number of lymph node dissection and the number of lymph node dissection in each station

The variation of weight12 months

The variation of weight on postoperative 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

The daily highest body temperature7 days

The daily highest body temperature before discharge

Time to first flatus10 days

The time to first flatus

Time to first liquid diet10 days

The time to first liquid diet

Time to soft diet10 days

The time to soft diet

Duration of hospital stay10 days

Duration of hospital stay

The amount of abdominal drainage10 days

The amount of abdominal drainage

Blood transfusion10 days

Perioperative blood transfusion

The number of positive lymph nodes1 day

The number of positive lymph nodes

Intraoperative lymph node dissection time1 day

intraoperative No.10 lymph node dissection time includes infrapyloric area lymph node,suprapancreatic area lymph node,splenic hilar area lymph node, cardial area lymph node)

Intraoperative blood loss1 day

Intraoperative blood loss

Intraoperative injury1 day

Intraoperative injury

The amount of use of titanium clip1 day

The amount of use of titanium clip

The rate of conversion to laparotomy1 day

The rate of conversion to laparotomy

The variation of cholesterol12 months

The variation of cholesterol on postoperative 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

The variation of albumin12 months

The variation of albumin on postoperative 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

The results of endoscopy12 months

the results of endoscopy on postoperative 3 and 12 months

The values of white blood cell count7 days

the values of white blood cell count from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5 are recorded.

The values of hemoglobin7 days

and the values of hemoglobin from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5 are recorded.

The values of C-reactive protein7 days

and the values of C-reactive protein from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5 are recorded.

The values of prealbumin7 days

and the values of prealbumin from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5 are recorded.

The values of relevant immune cytokines7 days

and the values of relevant immune cytokines including T cell percentage, T-helper lymphocytes (CD4+) percentage, T-suppressor lymphocytes (CD8+) percentage, natural killer (NK) cells percentage from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5 are recorded.

The Surgery Task Load Index (SURG-TLX)1 days

Surgeons were required to complete one modified SURG-TLX questionnaire for each procedure.

Lymph node noncompliance rate1 days

Lymph node noncompliance was defined as the absence of lymph nodes that should have been excised from more than 1 lymph node station. Major lymph node noncompliance was defined as more than 2 intended lymph node stations that were not removed.

Technical performance1 days

Technical performance were assessed by the Objective Structured Assessments of Technical Skills (OSATS) and the Generic Error Rating Tool.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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