Patient case: 50-year-old male with pancreatic cancer; genetic feature: BRCA2

Clinical trial: Lymph Node 14v Dissection in Clinical Stage T3N+, T4N+ of Gastric Cancer

Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the survival rate according to the presence or absence of 14v lymph node dissection.

Detailed description: The purpose of this study is to compare the survival rate according to the presence or absence of 14v lymph node dissection. Actually, if the 14v lymph node metastasis is suspected before surgery, it is excluded from the study. In a retrospective study conducted in our hospital, we compared the patients with the 14v lymphadenectomy group and those without the 14v lymphadenectomy group, the survival rate of the 14v lymphadenectomy group was 11% higher than that of the 14v non-lymphadenectomy group.Previous studies have suggested that the presence of metastatic lymph nodes in the 14v lymph node is not good and that removal of the 14v lymph node does not affect prognosis. However, if the lymph node is a continuous tissue and the transition to the 14v lymph node is confirmed microscopically, a negative prognosis may be expected because it is likely that the cancer has spread to the distal lymph node. In addition, inadequate resection of the lymphatic or 14v lymph node adjacent to the 14v lymph node in the absence of evidence of metastasis of the 14v lymph node under microscopic examination indicates that cancer may spread even after curative surgery, To prevent cancer metastasis.

Eligibility: <Inclusion Criteria>
  -  Histologically proven primary gastric adenocarcinoma
  -  T3N+, T4N+ by CT scan (AJCC 7th classification)
  -  Distal margin of gastric cancer Location of distal margin of gastric cancer ; antrum, or angle of the stomach
  -  No evidence of other distant metastasis
  -  Age ≥ 20 year old
  -  Performance status (PS) of 0 or 1 on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scale
  -  No prior treatment of chemotherapy or radiation therapy against any other malignancies, and no prior treatment for gastric cancer including endoscopic mucosal resection
  -  Adequate organ functions defined as indicated below:
  1. WBC 3000/mm3 - 12,000/mm3
  2. > Serum Hemoglobin 8.0 g/dl
  3. > Serum Platelet 100 000/mm3
  4. < Serum AST 100 IU/l
  5. <Serum ALT 100 IU/l
  6. < Total Bilirubin 2.0 mg/dl
  -  Written signed informed consent
  <Exclusion Criteria>
  -  Active double cancer (synchronous double cancer and metachronous double cancer within five disease-free years), excluding carcinoma in situ (lesions equal to intraepithelial or intramucosal cancer)
  -  Gastric remnant cancer
  -  Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  -  Mental disorder(diagnosed with mental disorder on medical record)
  -  Systemic administration of corticosteroids(include Herbal Medication)
  -  Unstable angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months of the trial
  -  Unstable hypertension
  -  Severe respiratory disease requiring continuous oxygen therapy
  -  Previous upper abdominal surgery except laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  -  Indications Total gastrectomy
  -  Borrmann type IV in the preoperative examination (including localized)
  -  Suspected LN # 14v metastasis during surgery
  -  Indications Pancreatectomy
  -  Suspected a metastasis of CT scans LN # 13, LN # 14
  -  Clinical stage IV group is suspected or confirmed during surgery

Relevance to patient case: not relevant