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A Randomized Controlled Study of Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Uracil- Tegafur (UFT) Compared With Surgery Alone (NSAS-GC)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Gastric Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: Surgery alone
Registration Number
NCT00152243
Lead Sponsor
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

This is a controlled study designed to evaluate the efficacy of UFT on survival compared with surgery alone. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either surgery alone or surgery followed by UFT within 6 weeks after curative resection. To assess treatment response, data on recurrence and survival will be collected for 5 years after enrollment of the last patient. To evaluate safety, data on adverse events will be collected for 16 months after the start of treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 20 to 75
  • Performance status 0 , 1, or 2 (ECOG)
  • Hematopoietic WBC ≥ 4,000/mm^3 Platelet ≥ 100,000/mm^3
  • Hepatic AST and ALT ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal(ULN) Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Renal BUN ≤1.5 times ULN Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior anticancer treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1UFT (uracil, tegafur)UFT (uracil, tegafur)
2Surgery aloneSurgery alone
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival and relapse-free survivalevery course for first three courses, then every other course
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse eventsany time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research

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3-10-6, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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