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Trial reportGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2026

Long-term survival outcomes from a phase II trial of perioperative capecitabine plus oxaliplatin for advanced gastric cancer with extensive lymph node metastases: OGSG 1701.

Shunji Endo, Yutaka Kimura, Naotoshi Sugimoto, Ryohei Kawabata, Atsushi Takeno, Shigeyuki Tamura, Jin Matsuyama, Masato Nakamura, Hiroki Takeshita, Motohiro Imano and 9 more

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Shunji EndoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Yutaka KimuraDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0293, Japan. you-kimura@med.kindai.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-0188-0586
Naotoshi SugimotoDepartment of Genetic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Ryohei KawabataDepartment of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, Sakai, Japan.
Atsushi TakenoDepartment of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Shigeyuki TamuraDepartment of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Japan.
Jin MatsuyamaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiosaka, Japan.
Masato NakamuraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jisenkai Medical Corporation Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Hiroki TakeshitaDepartment of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Moriguchi, Japan.
Motohiro ImanoDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Sakai, Japan.
Atsushi YasudaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Sakai, Japan.
Hironaga SatakeDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Hirakata, Japan.
Shogen BokuDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Hirakata, Japan.
Masahito KotakaGastrointestinal Cancer Center, Sano Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Tomohira TakeokaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Yukinori KurokawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Toshimasa TsujinakaIzumi City General Hospital, Izumi, Japan.
Toshio ShimokawaDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
Taroh SatohCenter for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine, The University of Osaka Hospital, Suita, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundPatients with advanced gastric cancer and para-aortic and/or bulky lymph node metastases have extremely poor prognosis after surgery alone. The OGSG1701 phase II trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of perioperative administration of capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CapeOx). Short-term results showed promising response and resection rates. Herein, we report the final survival outcomes.

methodsThis multicenter, single-arm, phase II trial enrolled patients with histologically proven, HER2-negative or unknown gastric cancer with para-aortic (no.16a2/16b1) and/or bulky lymph node metastases. Patients received three cycles of preoperative CapeOx followed by gastrectomy with D2 ± para-aortic lymphadenectomy, and five cycles of postoperative CapeOx. The primary endpoint was response rate; the key secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

resultsThirty patients from 14 institutions were enrolled between 2018 and 2022. At a minimum follow-up of 36 months, the 3- and 5-years OS rates were 79.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59.0-90.0%) and 61.0% (95% CI 38.9-77.1%), respectively. Median OS was 64.9 months (95% CI 41.2-not estimable). The 3 years PFS rate was 46.7% (95% CI 28.4-63.0%), and the median PFS was 29.0 months (95% CI 9.4-not estimable). No additional treatment-related deaths occurred during the long-term follow-up.

conclusionsPerioperative CapeOx therapy resulted in encouraging long-term survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer and extensive nodal metastasis. These findings support its potential role as a perioperative strategy for biologically high-risk gastric cancer, with an acceptable safety profile.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedCapecitabineFemaleGastrectomyHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedOxaliplatinSurvival RateCapecitabineOxaliplatinCapecitabineLymphatic metastasisNeoadjuvant therapyOxaliplatinStomach neoplasms

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PMCPMC13124816

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