Primary Objective: \- To compare the 3-year progression free survival (PFS) in the two treatment arms. Secondary Objectives: * Overall survival (OS). * Postoperative pathological stage and R0 (complete) resection rate. * Safety: Toxicities associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, surgery, morbidity/mortality, toxicity of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Participants in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy arm were treated for 3 cycles (1 cycle is 21 days) before surgery and treated for a year with S-1. Participants in the adjuvant chemotherapy arm underwent surgery and were treated for a year with S-1. All participants were followed during and after the study treatment until death or disease progression, whichever comes first.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
530
Pharmaceutical form:solution for infusion Route of administration: intravenous
Pharmaceutical form:solution for infusion Route of administration: intravenous
Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
Administrative Office
Seoul, South Korea
Percentage of Participants With 3-Year Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)1.1
PFS was defined as the time from randomization to objective tumor progression, or recurrence or death. Progressive disease (PD) was defined as follows: 1) In Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy +Surgery +Adjuvant Chemotherapy (CSC) Arm, PD was determined according to the RECIST 1.1 Criteria during the neo-adjuvant chemotherapy period; 2) Irrespective of curative resection, if an intraoperative distant metastasis was observed or a distant metastasis was reported from pathology, it was considered PD; 3) If residual cancer cells were visually identified at the resection margin during surgery but could not be completely resected (R2), it was considered PD; 4) If residual cancer cells were finally confirmed at the resection margin during postoperative histology (R1), it was considered PD; 5) In case of finding a recurrence/distant metastasis or a new lesion during follow-up after R0 complete resection, it was defined as the first tumor assessment date when it was observed.
Time frame: 3 years
Overall Survival (OS)
OS was defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. Analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: From randomization to date of death due to any cause (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Post-Operative Pathological Stage Response
TNM pathological stage was determined according to standardized histopathology and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system 7th Edition (Stages 0,IA,IB,IIA,IIB,IIIA,IIIB,IIIC and IV). Stage 0=carcinoma in situ with no metastatic potential; Stage IA=T1N0M0; Stage IB=T2N0M0,T1N1M0; Stage IIA=T3N0M0,T2N1M0,T1N2M0;Stage IIB=T4aN0M0,T3N1M0,T2N2M0,T1N3M0;Stage IIIA=T4aN1M0,T3N2M0,T2N3M0;Stage IIIB=T4bN0-1M0,T4aN2M0,T3N3M0;Stage IIIC=T4bN2-3M0, T4aN3M0 and Stage IV= distant metastases (M1) at diagnosis; where "T" denotes "tumor size" where T1: tumor invades lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa; T2: invades muscularis propria; T3: invasion of subserosa; T4: T4a: penetrate serosa (visceral peritoneum) T4b: invade adjacent tissue and " N" denotes "nodes affected" where N1:1-2 positive lymph nodes; N2:3-6 positive lymph nodes; N3: 7 or more positive lymph nodes and "M" denotes metastases where M0: no distant metastases. Higher stages indicates worse outcome.
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Time frame: Up to 10 years
Percentage of Participants With R0 Resection
Tumor condition was explained according to the Residual Tumor (R) Classification: R0; No residual cancer (negative cross-section), R1; Microscopically observed residual cancer (positive cross-section), R2; Macroscopically observed residual cancer.
Time frame: Up to 10 years
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
TEAEs were defined as adverse events (AE) that appeared or worsened during the treatment period (up to 30 days after the last dose of the investigational product). SAE was an AE or adverse drug reaction at any dose of the investigational product that corresponded to one of the following: resulting in death or is life threatening; requiring in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; resulting in persistent or significant disability of dysfunction; resulting in congenital anomaly or birth defect; important medical event.
Time frame: From randomization up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Shift of Laboratory Parameters (Hematology) From Baseline Grade to Worst National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) Grade >=3
NCI-CTCAE version 4.03 was used to determine Grade(Gr),where Gr refers to severity of AE:Gr 1:mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; Gr 2:moderate;minimal; Gr 3:severe/medically significant; Gr 4:life-threatening consequences, Gr 5:death related to AE. Abnormal values for Hemoglobin(Hb)(Anemia) were based on Gr1:\<lower limit of normal (LLN)-10.0g/dL; Gr2:\<10.0-8.0g/dL; Gr3:\<8.0g/dL; Gr4:life-threatening consequences;Gr5:death. Hb increased:Gr 1:increase(incr.) in \>0-2g/dL above upper limit of normal(ULN);Gr2: incr. in \>2-4g/dL above ULN; Gr3:incr. in \>4gm/dL above ULN. White blood cell (WBC) decreased: Gr1:\<LLN - 3000/mm\^3;Gr2: \<3000-2000/mm\^3; Gr3:\<2000-1000/mm\^3;Gr4:\<1000/mm\^3. WBC (Leukocytosis):Gr3:\>100,000/mm\^3, Gr4:clinical manifestations of leucostasis;Gr5:Death. Abnormal Neutrophil count (ANC):- Gr1:\<LLN-1500/mm\^3;Gr2:\<1500-1000/mm\^3; Gr3: \<1000-500/mm\^3; Gr4:\<500/mm\^3. Platelet count decreased: Gr1:\<LLN-75,000/mm\^3;Gr2:\<75,000-50,000/mm\^3;Gr3:\<50,000-25,000/mm\^3;Gr4:\<25,000/mm\^3.
Time frame: From Baseline up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Shift of Laboratory Parameters (Sodium and Potassium Levels) From Baseline Grade to Worst NCI-CTCAE Grade >=3
NCI-CTCAE version 4.03 was used to determine Gr,where Gr refers to severity of AE: Gr 1: mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; Gr 2: moderate; minimal; Gr 3:severe/medically significant; Gr 4:life-threatening consequences, Gr 5:death related to AE. Abnormal values for Sodium (Hyponatremia) were based on Gr1: \<LLN-130 mmol/L; Gr3: \<130-120 mmol/L; Gr4: \<120 mmol/L; life-threatening consequences; Gr5: death. Sodium (Hypernatremia):Gr 1: \>ULN-150 mmol/L; Gr2: \>150-155 mmol/L; Gr3:\>155-160 mmol/L;hospitalization; Gr4: \>160 mmol/L; life-threatening consequences; Gr5: Death. Potassium (Hypokalemia): Gr 1: \<LLN-3.0 mmol/L; Gr2: \<LLN-3.0 mmol/L; symptomatic; intervention indicated; Gr3: \<3.0-2.5 mmol/L; hospitalization indicated; Gr4: \<2.5 mmol/L; life-threatening consequences; Gr5: Death; Potassium(Hyperkalemia): Gr 1: \>ULN-5.5 mmol/L; Gr2: \>5.5-6.0 mmol/L; Gr3: \>6.0-7.0 mmol/L; hospitalization indicated; Gr4: \>7.0 mmol/L; life-threatening consequences; Gr5: Death.
Time frame: From Baseline up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Shift of Laboratory Parameters (Calcium, Creatinine and Albumin Levels) From Baseline Grade to Worst NCI-CTCAE Grade >=3
NCI-CTCAE version 4.03 was used to determine Gr,where Gr refers to severity of AE:Gr 1:mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; Gr 2:moderate;minimal; Gr 3:severe/medically significant; Gr 4:life-threatening consequences, Gr 5:death related to AE. Abnormal values for Calcium(Hypocalcemia) were based on Gr1: Corrected serum calcium of \<LLN-8.0 mg/dL; Gr2: Corrected serum calcium of \<8.0-7.0 mg/dL; Gr3: Corrected serum calcium of \<7.0-6.0 mg/dL ; Gr4: Corrected serum calcium of \<6.0 mg/dL;Gr5:death. Calcium(Hypercalcemia):Gr 1: Corrected serum calcium of \>ULN -11.5 mg/dL; Gr2: Corrected serum calcium of \>11.5-12.5 mg/dL; Gr3: Corrected serum calcium of \>12.5-13.5 mg/dL; Gr4: Corrected serum calcium of \>13.5 mg/dL;Gr5:Death. Creatinine increased: Gr 1: \>1-1.5\*baseline; \>ULN-1.5\*ULN; Gr2: \>1.5-3.0\*baseline; \>1.5-3.0\*ULN; Gr3: \>3.0 baseline; \>3.0-6.0\*ULN; Gr4: \>6.0 x ULN. Albumin(Hypoalbuminemia): Gr 1: \<LLN-3 g/dL; Gr2: \<3-2 g/dL; Gr3: \<2 g/dL; Gr4:life-threatening consequences;Gr5:Death.
Time frame: From Baseline up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Shift of Laboratory Parameters (Aspartate Aminotransferase, Alanine Aminotransferase,Blood Bilirubin,Alkaline Phosphatase and Glucose Levels) From Baseline Grade to Worst NCI-CTCAE Grade >=3
NCI-CTCAE version 4.03 was used to determine Gr, where Gr refers to severity of AE: Gr 1:mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; Gr 2:moderate; minimal; Gr 3:severe/medically significant; Gr 4:life-threatening consequences, Gr 5:death related to AE. Abnormal values for Aspartate and alanine aminotransferase increased were based on Gr1: \>ULN-3.0\*ULN; Gr2: \>3.0-5.0\*ULN; Gr3: \>5.0-20.0\*ULN; Gr4: \>20.0\*ULN. Blood bilirubin increased: Gr1: \>ULN-1.5\*ULN; Gr2 \>1.5-3.0\*ULN; Gr3: \>3.0-10.0\*ULN; Gr4: \>10.0\*ULN. Alkaline phosphatase increased: Gr1: \>ULN-2.5\*ULN; Gr2: \>2.5-5.0\*ULN; Gr3: \>5.0-20.0\*ULN; Gr4: \>20.0\*ULN. Glucose (Hypoglycemia): Gr 1: \<LLN-55 mg/dL; Gr2: \<55-40 mg/dL;Gr3: \<40-30 mg/dL; Gr4: \<30 mg/dL; Gr5:Death. Glucose (Hyperglycemia): Gr 1: Fasting glucose value \>ULN-160 mg/dL; Gr2: Fasting glucose value \>160-250 mg/dL; Gr3: \>250-500 mg/dL; Gr4: \>500 mg/dL; Gr5: Death.
Time frame: From Baseline up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)
Number of Participants With Shift of Laboratory Parameters (Creatinine Clearance [Chronic Kidney Disease]) From Baseline Grade to Worst NCI-CTCAE Grade >=3
NCI-CTCAE version 4.03 was used to determine Gr, where Gr refers to severity of AE: Gr 1: mild; asymptomatic/mild symptoms; Gr 2: moderate; minimal; Gr 3: severe/medically significant; Gr 4:life-threatening consequences, Gr 5:death related to AE. Abnormal values for Creatinine Clearance(Chronic kidney disease) were based on: Gr 1: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or creatinine clearance (CrCl) \<LLN-60ml/min/1.73 m\^2; Gr2: eGFR or CrCl 59-30 ml/min/1.73 m\^2; Gr3: eGFR or CrCl 29-15 ml/min/1.73 m\^2; Gr4: eGFR or CrCl \<15 ml/min/1.73 m\^2; Gr5: Death.
Time frame: From Baseline up to 30 days after last dose of study drug (maximum duration: up to 10 years)