Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer, a multicenter prospectively randomized controlled trial (LOGICA-trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

For gastric cancer patients, surgical resection with en-bloc lymphadenectomy is the cornerstone of curative treatment. Open gastrectomy has long been the preferred surgical approach worldwide. However, this procedure is associated with considerable morbidity. Several meta-analyses have shown an advantage in short-term outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy compared to open procedures, with similar oncologic outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether the results of these Asian studies can be extrapolated to the Western population. In this trial from the Netherlands, patients with resectable gastric cancer will be randomized to laparoscopic or open gastrectomy.

Methods

The study is a non-blinded, multicenter, prospectively randomized controlled superiority trial. P

SUBMITTER: Haverkamp L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4518687 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature