Table 3. Ongoing clinical trials of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the prophylaxis of GC peritoneal metastases.
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier | Country | Estimated enrollment | Status/start-completion date | IP chemotherapy regimen | Adjuvant systemic chemotherapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospective randomized controlled trial | |||||
| NCT00992199 | China | 79 participants | Unknown, August 2009–December 2011 | Cisplatin 60 mg + 5-FU 1.0 g, once a week for 3 times | Data not available |
| NCT02205008 | Korea | 230 participants | Unknown, October 2012–November 2018 | EPIC operation day: 0.9% saline solution 1 L plus mitomycin C 10 mg/m2 | S-1: <1.25 m2, 40 mg; 1.25–1.5 m2, 50 mg; >1.5 m2, 60 mg |
| 1–4 postoperative day: 0.9% saline solution 1 L plus 5-FU 700 mg/m2 plus sodium bicarbonate 50 mEq | |||||
| NCT02269904 | China | 120 participants | Unknown, April 2014–June 2018 | Fluorouracil implants 800 mg, implanted in the abdominal cavity during operation | XELOX: oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 day 1, capecitabine 1,000 mg/m2 days 1–14, every 3 weeks for a total of 6 cycles |
EPIC, early postoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy; 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; GC, gastric cancer; IP, intraperitoneal.