๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
This is a multicenter, open-label, phase 3, randomized, non-inferiority study aimed to investigate the effect on disease-free survival of adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin plus S-1 compared with adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel plus S-1 after D2 gastrectomy in patients with stage III gastric cancer.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
1. age 18 to 80 years old, male and female
2. histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction
3. patients underwent standard D2 gastrectomy and achieved R0 resection, and had no systemic therapy like neoadjuvant therapy
4. American Joint Committee on Cancer stage IIIA (T2N3a, T3N2, T4aN1, T4aN2, T4bN0), IIIB (T1N3b, T2N3b, T3N3a, T4aN3a, T4bN1, T4bN2), IIIC (T3N3b, T4aN3b, T4bN3a, T4bN3b), and has Lauren classification
5. with no evidence of metastatic disease
6. ECOG 0 to 1
7. Enough organ functions that can tolerate treatment: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) โฅ1.5x109/L, White blood count โฅ3.5x109/L, Platelets โฅ75x109/L, Hemoglobin (Hb) โฅ80g/L, ALT/AST โค2.5x ULN (for patient with liver metastasis ALT/AST โค5x ULN), Serum bilirubin โค1.5x ULN, Serum creatinine โค1.5x ULN.
8. Woman of childbearing age should contracept for at least one month before screening and commit to using contraception throughout the entire study period and for the specified time after the study ends.
9. Signed informed consent and willing to follow the study protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
1. other primary malignancies, except for cured skin tumors or cervical carcinoma in situ
2. severe complications that may lead to an expected survival time less than 5 years
3. uncontrollable comorbidities, such as infectious disease, chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases.
4. allergic to study medication
5. bowel obstruction or other conditions affecting oral administration
6. organ functions that cannot tolerate study treatment
7. other conditions that patients are unsuitable for this study assessed by the investigators