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Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy With D2 Lymphadenectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

A study testing Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection and Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection in people with Gastric Cancer, run by Southwest Hospital, China at 14 sites in China.

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Trial summary

This study is an investigator-initiated, randomized, controlled, parallel group, and non-inferiority trial comparing robot-assisted gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection for locally advanced gastric cancer patients with laparoscopic procedure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Gastric Cancer
What is being tested?
Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection and Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,110 participants
Where
14 sitesChina
Study dates
25 Sep 2017to 25 Sep 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Pathologically proven gastric adenocarcinoma.
  • Tumor located in the lower third of the stomach, and is possible to be curatively resected by subtotal gastrectomy.
  • Preoperative stage of cT2-4aN0-3M0 according to American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control 8th edition
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score of class I to III
  • Patients who freely give informed consent to participate in the clinical study

Who cannot join

  • Previous upper abdominal surgery (except laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
  • Previous gastric resection (gastrectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection, or endoscopic submucosal dissection)
  • Gastric cancer-related complications (complete obstruction or perforation)
  • Enlarged or bulky regional lymph node diameter larger than 3 cm based on preoperative imaging
  • Previous neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy for gastric cancer
  • Patients diagnosed with other malignancy within 5 years
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  • Severe mental disorder
  • Unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • Cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months
  • Severe respiratory disease (FEV1< 50%)
  • Continuous systemic steroid therapy within 1 month before the study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Trial locations and contacts

14 sites in 1 country.

Peiwu Yu, M.D. contact

+86023-68754161

yupeiwu01@sina.com

14 sites in 1 country

China14 sites
  • Chinese PLA general hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853

    Lin Chen, M.D.

  • Peking University Cancer Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

    Xiangqian Su, M.D.

  • Jilin Cancer Hospital

    Changchun, Jilin

    Longwei Cheng, M.D.

  • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    Changsha, Hunan

    Hongliang Yao, M.D.

  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University

    Chengdu, Sichuan

    Jiankun Hu, M.D.

  • Department of General Surgery and Center of Microinvasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital

    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400038

    Yu Pei Wu, M.D., 008602368754146, yupeiwu01@sina.com

    Shi Yan, M.D., 008602368765267, shiyandoctor@sina.com

  • Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian

    Changmin Huang, M.D.

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong

    Zhiwei Zhou, M.D.

  • Lanzhou PLA General Hospital

    Lanzhou, Gansu

    Hongbin Liu, M.D.

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    Nanchang, Jiangxi

    Taiyuan Li, M.D.

  • Nanjing General Hospital

    Nanjing, Jiangsu

    Zhiwei Jiang, M.D.

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

    Qingdao, Shandong

    Yanbing Zhou, M.D.

  • Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei

    Kaixiong Tao, M.D.

  • Xijing Hospital of Digestive Dieases

    Xi’an, Shanxi

    Jipeng Li, M.D.

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About this study

Official title: Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy With D2 Lymphadenectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

This study is an investigator-initiated, randomized, controlled, parallel group, and non-inferiority trial comparing robot-assisted gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection for locally advanced gastric cancer patients with laparoscopic procedure.

Read the detailed description

Since the first case of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy was reported in 1994, the number of patients undergoing the laparoscopic procedure has gradually increased. The latest Japanese gastric cancer treatment guideline recommends laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) as an optional treatment for cStage I gastric cancer (GC). Based on the experience of early GC, most experienced surgeons have applied the laparoscopic procedure in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC). According to the results of large-scaled retrospective studies and ongoing randomized controlled trials (RCTs), LG treating AGC can gain better short-term outcomes and comparable long-term oncologic results.

To minimize the limitations of laparoscopic surgery, robot systems have been introduced to treat GC providing technical advantages. Though the feasibility and safety of robotic gastrectomy (RG) have been well accepted, the benefits of RG remain controversial. A recent meta-analysis including eleven studies of 3503 patients demonstrated that RG indicated potentially favorable outcomes in terms of blood loss compared with LG. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that robotic system could provide an advantage over LG in the dissection of the N2 area lymph nodes, especially around the splenic artery area. Our previous study demonstrated that the RG had less intraoperative blood loss and more lymph nodes dissection compared with the laparoscopic procedure. However, the only prospective study reported that RG is not superior to LG in terms of perioperative surgical outcomes. Nevertheless, the following subgroup analysis found that patients with GC undergoing D2 lymph node dissection can benefit from less blood loss when a robotic surgery system is used. Take together, RG with D2 nodal dissection may be superior laparoscopic surgery in terms of blood loss and retrieved lymph nodes. However, lack of high-level evidence-based medical researches, we can't drew a conclusion that patients with AGC may benefit from RG with D2 nodal dissection.

With regard to a new surgical approach, oncologic safety has attracted more attention. Although some retrospective studies have demonstrated that RG with lymphadenectomy for GC had non-inferior oncologic outcome relative to LG, there is no prospective RCT to evaluate the long-term outcomes of RG. Therefore, the Chinese Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (CRASS) Group launched a multicenter prospective RCT to verify the short-term and long-term outcomes of RG in AGC. The primary objective of this study is to assess whether robot-assisted distal gastrectomy is comparable to laparoscopic approach in terms of long-term oncologic outcomes without compromising relapse-free survival. The secondary research objectives are to compare robotic and laparoscopic approach in terms of morbidity, mortality, quality of life, cost-effectiveness, and overall survival.

Conditions
Gastric Cancer
Being tested
Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection, Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection
Keywords
laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy, robot-assisted gastrectomy, advanced gastric cancer, D2 Lymphadenectomy
Medical subject headings
Stomach Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissectionProcedure or surgery

    After exclusion of T4b, bulky lymph nodes, or distant metastasis case by diagnostic laparoscopy, robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection will be performed with curative treated intent.The type of reconstruction will be determined by the surgeon's experience and preference. The reconstruction can be carried out by extracorporeal or intracorporeal anastomosis.

  • Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissectionProcedure or surgery

    After exclusion of T4b, bulky lymph nodes, or distant metastasis case by diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection will be performed with curative treated intent.The type of reconstruction will be determined by the surgeon's experience and preference. The reconstruction can be carried out by extracorporeal or intracorporeal anastomosis.

Study groups in NCT03273920
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Robotic gastrectomyExperimentalRobotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection
Receives: Procedure: Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection
Laparoscopic gastrectomyActive comparatorLaparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection
Receives: Procedure: Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 3-year relapse-free survival

    Relapse-free survival is defined as days from surgery to recurrence or death from any cause, and it is censored at the latest day when the patient is alive without any evidence of recurrence.

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Morbidity

    Early postoperative morbidity confined to events that occur within 30 days after surgery. The complications that occur after postoperative day 30 belong to late postoperative morbidity

    Measured: 30 days

  2. Mortality

    Postoperative mortality is defined to death that occurs within 30 days.

    Measured: 30 days

  3. 3-year overall survival

    Overall survival is defined as days from surgery to death from any cause, and it is censored at the last day when the patient was alive.

    Measured: 3 years

  4. 3-year recurrence pattern

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

    Measured: 3 years

  5. Postoperative recovery course

    Time to first ambulation, flatus, liquid diet, soft diet, and duration of hospital stay are used to assess the postoperative recovery course.

    Measured: 15 days

  6. Inflammatory response

    The daily highest body temperature before discharge and the values of white blood cell count (10^9/L), hemoglobin (g/L), C-reactive protein (mg/L) and prealbumin (mg/L) from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5, 7 are recorded.

    Measured: 7 days

  7. Immune response

    The values of relevant immune cytokines from peripheral blood before operation and on postoperative day 1, 3, 5, 7 are recorded.

    Measured: 7 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Sep 2017
  2. Study start25 Sep 2017 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion25 Sep 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completion25 Sep 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03273920
Sponsor's protocol ID
CRASS-01
Status last verified
Sep 2017
First submitted
23 Aug 2017
Last updated
8 Sep 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Kitano S, Iso Y, Moriyama M, Sugimachi K. Laparoscopy-assisted Billroth I gastrectomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1994 Apr;4(2):146-8.

    PubMed 8180768
  • Zhao Y, Yu P, Hao Y, Qian F, Tang B, Shi Y, Luo H, Zhang Y. Comparison of outcomes for laparoscopically assisted and open radical distal gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer. Surg Endosc. 2011 Sep;25(9):2960-6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1652-y. Epub 2011 Apr 22.

    PubMed 21512884
  • Hu Y, Ying M, Huang C, Wei H, Jiang Z, Peng X, Hu J, Du X, Wang B, Lin F, Xu J, Dong G, Mou T, Li G; Chinese Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (CLASS) Group. Oncologic outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a large-scale multicenter retrospective cohort study from China. Surg Endosc. 2014 Jul;28(7):2048-56. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3426-9. Epub 2014 Mar 21.

    PubMed 24651893
  • Hu Y, Huang C, Sun Y, Su X, Cao H, Hu J, Xue Y, Suo J, Tao K, He X, Wei H, Ying M, Hu W, Du X, Chen P, Liu H, Zheng C, Liu F, Yu J, Li Z, Zhao G, Chen X, Wang K, Li P, Xing J, Li G. Morbidity and Mortality of Laparoscopic Versus Open D2 Distal Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 20;34(12):1350-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.7215. Epub 2016 Feb 22.

    PubMed 26903580
  • Inaki N, Etoh T, Ohyama T, Uchiyama K, Katada N, Koeda K, Yoshida K, Takagane A, Kojima K, Sakuramoto S, Shiraishi N, Kitano S. A Multi-institutional, Prospective, Phase II Feasibility Study of Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy with D2 Lymph Node Dissection for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer (JLSSG0901). World J Surg. 2015 Nov;39(11):2734-41. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3160-z.

    PubMed 26170158
  • Hashizume M, Shimada M, Tomikawa M, Ikeda Y, Takahashi I, Abe R, Koga F, Gotoh N, Konishi K, Maehara S, Sugimachi K. Early experiences of endoscopic procedures in general surgery assisted by a computer-enhanced surgical system. Surg Endosc. 2002 Aug;16(8):1187-91. doi: 10.1007/s004640080154. Epub 2002 May 3.

    PubMed 11984681
  • Junfeng Z, Yan S, Bo T, Yingxue H, Dongzhu Z, Yongliang Z, Feng Q, Peiwu Y. Robotic gastrectomy versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: comparison of surgical performance and short-term outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2014 Jun;28(6):1779-87. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3385-6. Epub 2014 Jan 3.

    PubMed 24385251
  • Nakauchi M, Suda K, Susumu S, Kadoya S, Inaba K, Ishida Y, Uyama I. Comparison of the long-term outcomes of robotic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer and conventional laparoscopic approach: a single institutional retrospective cohort study. Surg Endosc. 2016 Dec;30(12):5444-5452. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-4904-z. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

    PubMed 27129542
  • Obama K, Kim YM, Kang DR, Son T, Kim HI, Noh SH, Hyung WJ. Long-term oncologic outcomes of robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy. Gastric Cancer. 2018 Mar;21(2):285-295. doi: 10.1007/s10120-017-0740-7. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

    PubMed 28639136
  • Duan BS, Zhao J, Xie LF, Wang Y. Robotic Verse Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 11 Individual Studies. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2017 Jun;27(3):147-153. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000410.

    PubMed 28582378
  • Kim HI, Han SU, Yang HK, Kim YW, Lee HJ, Ryu KW, Park JM, An JY, Kim MC, Park S, Song KY, Oh SJ, Kong SH, Suh BJ, Yang DH, Ha TK, Kim YN, Hyung WJ. Multicenter Prospective Comparative Study of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2016 Jan;263(1):103-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001249.

    PubMed 26020107
  • Park JM, Kim HI, Han SU, Yang HK, Kim YW, Lee HJ, An JY, Kim MC, Park S, Song KY, Oh SJ, Kong SH, Suh BJ, Yang DH, Ha TK, Hyung WJ, Ryu KW. Who may benefit from robotic gastrectomy?: A subgroup analysis of multicenter prospective comparative study data on robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016 Dec;42(12):1944-1949. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.07.012. Epub 2016 Jul 29.

    PubMed 27514719

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Robotic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection and Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 nodal dissection in people with Gastric Cancer, run by Southwest Hospital, China at 14 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Sep 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 14 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Peiwu Yu, M.D. (+86023-68754161, yupeiwu01@sina.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

3-year relapse-free survival (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03273920, which also lists 12 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Sep 2017.

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