Dragon III-Phase 3: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (FLOT Versus SOX) for Gastric Cancer
Gastric Cancer, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gastric Cancer focused on measuring Gastric Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Stomach Cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Chemotherapy Effect, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histology confirmed non-obstructive adenocarcinoma of stomach or esophago-gastric junction.
- Clinical stage: Clinical Tumor-Node-Metastasis (cTNM:) stage III
- Performance status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ≤ 2 (normal to symptomatic but in bed less than half the day)
- Clinically fit for systemic chemotherapy and gastric cancer surgery, i.e. adequate renal, hepatic, hematologic and pulmonary function.
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically unfit for systemic chemotherapy and gastric cancer surgery, i.e. uncontrolled cardiac disease, or other clinically significant uncontrolled comorbidities, unable to undergo general anesthesia
- Distant metastases (including retroperitoneal lymph node)
- Locally advanced inoperable disease (Clinical assessment)
- Relapse of gastric cancer
- Malignant secondary disease
- Prior chemo or radio therapy
- Inclusion in another clinical trial
- Known contraindications or hypersensitivity for planned chemotherapy
Sites / Locations
- Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
SOX Chemotherapy
FLOT Chemotherapy
Three preoperative and three postoperative cycles of SOX chemotherapy A cycle consist of Day 1: Oxaliplatin 130mg/M2 intravenous Day 1-14 Tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassium capsule 80mg/M2 oral (twice daily) Repeated every 21st day
Four preoperative and four postoperative cycles of FLOT chemotherapy A cycle consist of Day 1 5-fluorouracil(5-FU) 2600mg/M2 administered via intravenous peripherally inserted central venous catheter(PICC) for 24 hour Leucovorin 200mg/M2 intravenous Oxaliplatin 85mg/ M2 intravenous Docetaxel 50mg/M2 intravenous Repeated every 15th day