Laparoscopic vs open surgery for distal stomach cancer
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial compares two ways of operating to remove the lower or middle part of the stomach after you finish chemotherapy. It aims to see which approach is safer and works better for people with certain stages of stomach cancer.
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Who can take part
- You can sign a written consent form to join the study.
- Your stomach cancer is confirmed by biopsy and is in the middle or lower part of the stomach.
- Your cancer stage fits specific criteria (T2 or T3–T4a, with no distant spread, and with lymph-node status allowed).
- You must be planned for a “radical distal gastrectomy,” meaning removal of the lower stomach with curative intent—your doctors must believe it’s possible.
- You are between 20 and 80 years old.
- You are healthy enough for surgery and chemotherapy (for example, no major recent heart/brain events, uncontrolled infection, and adequate blood counts and liver/kidney function).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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