Stomach cancer is recognized as the third leading cause of death of cancer patients worldwide. Despite the radical treatment carried out, the progression of gastric cancer occurs in 30-40% of patients. The most common type of tumor progression of this localization is peritoneal carcinomatosis. When peritoneal carcinomatosis occurs, the median survival of patients does not exceed 3 months, the overall survival is no more than 6 months. Unfortunately, when peritoneal carcinomatosis occurs, palliative chemotherapy remains the only treatment option. The modern strategy for the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis is based on the concept of regional chemotherapy. The main methods of regional chemotherapy are hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC). PIPAC is a new technology for delivering chemotherapy drugs to tumor nodes on the surface of the peritoneum and allows the cytostatic to be evenly distributed over the abdominal cavity, increasing the depth of its penetration into tumor nodes due to the properties of aerosol and gradients of intra-abdominal and interstitial pressure. The method has a number of advantages over the HIPEC method: a large penetration depth of drugs, low trauma, the possibility of repeated use. We offer PIPAC for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer and a high risk of developing peritoneal carcinomatosis in an adjuvant mode in addition to standard treatment to prevent the development of carcinomatosis.
The study is interventional: patients over 18 years of age with an established diagnosis of stomach cancer (c)T3-4N0-3M0 CYT- will be randomized into 2 groups using the envelope method. The control group will receive only neoadjuvant chemotherapy + gastrectomy/ distal subtotal resection with D2 lymph node dissection, the active comparison group - neoadjuvant chemotherapy + gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection + PIPAC (Cisplatin (7.5 mg / m²) + Doxirubicin 1.5 mg / m2)). Will be assessed: overall survival, median survival, disease-free survival, quality of life of patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
304
All patients undergo staging laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage.
Day 1 q2w: 2600 mg/m² IV over 24 hours
Day 1 q2w: 200 mg/m² IV over 30 minutes
Day 1 q2w: 85 mg/m² IV over 2 hours
Day 1 q2w: 50 mg/m² IV over 1 hour
Radical gastrectomy with D2 - lymph node dissection.
Intraoperative Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) with cisplatin 7,5 mg/m², doxorubicin 1,5 mg/m².
Adjuvant chemotherapy according to indications.
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia
RECRUITINGComparison of Overall survival (OS) in both arms
Overall survival (OS) where OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.
Time frame: from randomization up to 5 years
Comparison of Overall survival rates at 3 and 5 years in both arms
Overall survival rates at 3 \& 5 years defined as the percentage patients known to be alive after 3 and 5 years referring to the total number of patients randomized into the respective treatment arm
Time frame: 3 and 5 years after randomization
Comparison of progression-/disease-free survival (PFS/DFS) between arms
PFS/DFS is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression or relapse after surgery or death from any cause.
Time frame: from randomization up to 5 years
Comparison of peritoneal relapse rate in both arms
Peritoneal relapse rate defined as the percentage of patients with peritoneal relapse referring to the total number of patients randomized into the respective treatment arm
Time frame: from randomization up to 5 years
PFS/DFS rates at 2, 3 & 5 years
PFS/DFS rates at 2, 3 \& 5 years defined as the percentage of patients without disease progression or relapse after surgery or death from any cause after 2, 3 and 5 years referring to the total number of patients randomized into the respective treatment arm
Time frame: 2, 3 & 5 years after randomization
Rate of surgical serious adverse events (SAEs)
Rate of surgical serious adverse events, according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE Version 5.0) grade ≥ 3 adverse events and grade ≥ 3 laboratory toxicities.
Time frame: After randomization of the patient until 30 days after last study-specific treatment
Patient reported outcomes: Quality of life EORTC QLQ C30 questionnaire
The QoL analyses will include QoL mean values, QoL response and time to symptom deterioration (TTSD) defined as the time interval between randomization and the first decrease by ≥ 10-points. All randomly assigned patients with a baseline and at least one post-baseline assessment will be included in TTSD analyses. Patients without observed deterioration will be censored at the time of their last QoL assessment. Questionnaires given to the patients (validated quality of life questionnaires EORTC QLQ C30). EORTC QLQ C30 contains 30 questions: 28 questions regarding body fitness, daily routines, restrictions at work and hobby, appetite, fatigue, cough, breathlessness, pain, tiredness, and body conditions from (1) to (4); 1 (not a bit), 2 (little), 3 (moderate), 4 (much). 2 questions regarding state of health and Quality of life with a horizontal rating from 1 to 7; 1 (very bad), 7 (excellent).
Time frame: From date of screening until the date of first documented progression or last visit before date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed 8 weeks +/- 7 days until EOT, afterwards every 3 months up to 2 years after last patient in
Patient reported outcomes: VAS pain assessment form
The patient´s assessment of their current level of pain on a 100-mm horizontal VAS. The left-hand extreme of the line should be described as "no pain" and the right-hand as "unbearable pain".
Time frame: From date of screening until the date of first documented progression or last visit before date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed 8 weeks +/- 7 days until EOT, afterwards every 3 months up to 2 years after last patient in
Rate of post-operative morbidity/mortality at day 30 after surgery acc. to Clavien-Dindo classification
Rate of post-operative morbidity/mortality will be assessed at day 30 after surgery acc. to Clavien-Dindo classification.
Time frame: at day 30 after surgery
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