Table 3.

Ongoing multicentric studies of minimally invasive surgery

Country	Study	Subject
Japan	JCOG 0912 Phase III	LG vs OG
South Korea	KLASS 01 Phase III	LG vs OG
South Korea	KLASS 02-NCT01456598	LG vs OG ( for AGC )
Japan	JLSSG0901 Phase II-III	LG vs OG (for AGC)
China	CLASS 01-NCT01609309	LG vs OG (for AGC)
South Korea	KLASS 03-NCT01584336	LG vs OG (for TG)
	Phase II
South Korea	NCT01309256	LG vs RAG

AGC: Advanced gastric cancer; LG: Laparoscopic gastrectomy; OG: Open gastrectomy; RAG: Robot asisted gastrectomy; TG: Total gastrectomy.