The efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on patients with advanced gastric cancer: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

Exploring the efficacy and safety of perioperative chemotherapy on patients with AGC at different clinical and pathological stages.

METHODS:

A phase III randomized, multicenter, trial comparing adjuvant (arm A) or perioperative S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX, arm B), and perioperative capecitabine plus oxaliplatin (XELOX, arm C) was initiated in T3/4, node + gastric cancer patients (unclear). Each patient received an 8-cycle chemotherapy (3 weeks for one cycle). Group arms B and C received two cycles preoperatively, and six cycles postoperatively. Primary endpoints were R0 resection rate and DFS, and secondary endpoints included OS, ORR, DCR, and safety. This study was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov. NCT01516944.

RESULTS:

A total of 749 patients were randomly assigned into groups A, B, and C. Group A received 1460 circles chemotherapy and group B received 1177 circles while group C received 1200 circles. R0 resection rates in the three groups were 81.7%, 88.7%, and 83.1%, respectively. The difference between groups A and B was considered to be statistically significant (P = .018), and no significant difference between groups B and C (P = .051). Hazard ratio were compared between groups B and C and DFS showed 0.72 (0.67-0.77 with 95% CI), Pnon-inferiority  < .0001, Plog-rank  = .064). The CI top limit actually lower than the estimated value of 1.38, which indicated noninferiority of SOX to XELOX.

CONCLUSIONS:

Compared with PAC, perioperative chemotherapy showed a significant improvement in R0 resection rates and prognosis in AGC patients with higher safety rates. This study was powered to show superiority of perioperative over adjuvant SOX, and noninferiority of SOX to XELOX. Volume measurement, repeated laparoscopic exploration combined with exfoliative cytology can be used as a supplementary method in the clinical staging and efficacy evaluation of AGC.

• Authors: Qun Zhao, Changhong Lian, Zhibin Huo, Ming Li, Yang Liu, Liqiao Fan, Bibo Tan, Xuefeng Zhao, Zhidong Zhang, Dong Wang, Yu Liu, Honghai Guo, Peigang Yang, Yuan Tian, Yong Li
• Journal: Cancer medicine (Cancer Med) Vol. 9 Issue 16 Pg. 5731-5745 (08 2020) ISSN: 2045-7634 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 32583567 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase III, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial)
• Copyright: © 2020 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Chemical References

• Drug Combinations
• Oxaloacetates
• Oxaliplatin
• S 1 (combination)
• Tegafur
• Oxonic Acid
• Capecitabine

Topics

• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Capecitabine (administration & dosage)
• Chemotherapy, Adjuvant (methods)
• Confidence Intervals
• Disease-Free Survival
• Drug Combinations
• Female
• Humans
• Lymph Nodes (pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoadjuvant Therapy (adverse effects, methods)
• Oxaliplatin (administration & dosage)
• Oxaloacetates (administration & dosage)
• Oxonic Acid (administration & dosage)
• Prognosis
• ROC Curve
• Sample Size
• Stomach Neoplasms (drug therapy, mortality, pathology, surgery)
• Tegafur (administration & dosage)