Laparoscopic vs open total gastrectomy for advanced stomach cancer
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial compares two types of surgery for stomach cancer that has grown into deeper layers but has not spread to distant organs. The goal is to see if a keyhole (laparoscopic) approach is as safe and effective as traditional open surgery.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with stomach adenocarcinoma (a type of stomach cancer) through an endoscopy biopsy.
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- Your tumor requires removal of the entire stomach to try to cure the cancer.
- Your cancer stage, based on a CT scan, is cT2-4aNanyM0 (the tumor has grown into or through the stomach wall, may have spread to nearby lymph nodes, but has not spread to distant organs).
- You have an ASA score of 3 or less, meaning you are in generally fair health for surgery.
- You are able to understand and sign a consent form (or have a family member do so if needed).
- You do not have another active cancer or a past cancer that was treated before this diagnosis.
- Your lymph nodes are not bulky or in the para-aortic area (the CT scan will check this).
- Your cancer does not require removing part of the esophagus along with the stomach.
- You are not pregnant.
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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