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Induction Chemotherapy, Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients

Completed
Conditions
Adenocarcinoma
Surgery
Effects of Chemotherapy
Gastric Cancer
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Registration Number
NCT02454647
Lead Sponsor
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a neoadjuvant approach in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer and the identification of prognostic factors.

Detailed Description

Patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (T3-4 and/or N+) are included. Initially, patients are diagnosed by computerized tomography scan and endoscopic ultrasound.

The neoadjuvant strategy consists of 3-4 cycles of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Chemoradiotherapy comprises weekly chemotherapy concurrently with daily external beam radiotherapy up to 45 Gy). Surgery is scheduled 4 to 6 weeks after the end of CRT. Pathological response is graded according to the Becker criteria. Statistical analysis is performed IBM SPSS v20.

Estimate whether R0 resection rate, pathological response degree, patterns of recurrence and long-term outcomes may be initially predicted by dynamic prognostic factors as tumor size, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
46
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the stomach
  • Age ≥18 years old
  • Performance Status- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1
  • Body mass index ≥ 18
  • No prior chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy
  • TNM stage of T3-T4 and/or positive regional lymph nodes (N+) by endoscopic ultrasound or computed tomography (CT)
  • No evidence of metastasis (M0)
  • Adequate hematological, liver and renal functions (ALT and AST≤2.5 UNL, total bilirubin ≤1.5 UNL, and serum creatinine ≤1.5 UNL)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with previous (less than 10 years) or current history of malignant neoplasms, except for curatively treated
  • Patients with evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease
  • Medically unfit for chemotherapy
  • Tumors involving the esophageal junction, comprising siewert I to III

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall SurvivalFrom date of treatment until death, assessed up to 10 years

Overall was defined as the period from diagnosis until death (from any cause).

Disease-free survivalFrom date of diagnosis until progression or death, assessed up to 10 years

Disease-free survival was defined as the time from diagnosis to the first date of local or distant cancer.

R0 resection rateWeek 24 to 28

The R0 resection rate in the patients treated with the neoadjuvant protocol. R0 is defined as a microscopically margin-negative resection, in which no gross or microscopic tumor remains in the primary tumor bed.

Identification of prognostic factors for overall survivalFrom date of treatment until death, assessed up to 10 years

Overall was defined as the period from diagnosis until death (from any cause). Correlation between survival and baseline, clinical and treatment characteristics from patients

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pathological responseWeek 24 to 28

Specimen analysis according to TNM classification. Pathological complete response is defined as no invasive cancer cells in the surgical specimen.

Patterns of treatment failureFrom date of diagnosis until treatment failure, assessed up to 10 years

Type of recurrence: local, regional and/or distant.

Adverse events are assessed according to CTC criteria v 4.0Week 1 to 20

Safety and tolerability during the neoadjuvant protocol.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinica Universidad de Navarra

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Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

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