Prophylactic Preoperative HIPEC in Advanced Gastric Cancer at High Risk of Peritoneal Recurrence
CHIMERA
A Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial Comparing the Combination of Perioperative FLOT Chemotherapy and Preoperative Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Plus Gastrectomy to Perioperative FLOT Chemotherapy and Gastrectomy Alone in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer at High Risk of Peritoneal Recurrence
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Brief Summary
The study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative FLOT chemotherapy in combination with perioperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in patients with advanced gastric cancer at high risk of peritoneal metastases. The impact of treatment on peritoneal recurrence and survival over 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years will be assessed.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 gastric-cancer
Started Aug 2021
Typical duration for phase_3 gastric-cancer
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 15, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 22, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2026
ExpectedMarch 6, 2024
March 1, 2024
4.4 years
October 15, 2020
March 4, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Peritoneal recurrence rate
The rate of peritoneal recurrences at 6 month time from randomisation
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Overall survival
6 months
Overall survival
3 years
Overall survival
5 years
Local recurrence rate
3 years
Systemic recurrence rate
3 years
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Perioperative FLOT + prophylactic HIPEC + surgery
EXPERIMENTALAfter 4 doses of preoperative FLOT chemotherapy diagnostic laparoscopy will be performed - patients without distant metastases will be randomised, in those randomised to experimental arm HIPEC with irinotecan will be performed (a dose of 300 mg/m2 body surface area will be administered over 45 minutes at a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius)
Perioperative FLOT + surgery
ACTIVE COMPARATORStandard treatment regimen for advanced gastric cancer
Interventions
HIPEC with irinotecan after 4 doses of preoperative FLOT chemotherapy
Perioperative FLOT chemotherapy (4 doses before and 4 doses after gastrectomy) and surgery
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Gastric cancer confirmed histopathologically in tumor specimens.
- Age 18-75 years.
- Advanced gastric cancer cT3 / cT4a / N0-3b.
- No distant metastases on computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis (cM0).
- Written consent to participate in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- No clear histopathological confirmation of gastric cancer.
- Age \> 75 years.
- Poor general condition (Performance Status 3 or more on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)/World Health Organization scale).
- Previous abdominal surgery (including oncological surgery), other than laparoscopic cholecystectomy or appendectomy (open or laparoscopic).
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Refusal to participate or an inability to provide written consent.
- Coexisting cancer in another location.
- Systemic treatment or radiotherapy for another cancer.
- Dysphagia requiring surgical treatment (gastric resection or nutritional jejunostomy) before starting neoadjuvant treatment and indication for accelerated surgery for other reasons.
- Disqualification for perioperative FLOT4 chemotherapy as decided by a multi-specialist consultation.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of General, Oncological, Gastroenterological Surgery and Transplantology
Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodship, 30-688, Poland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Piotr Richter, Professor
Jagiellonian University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 15, 2020
First Posted
October 22, 2020
Study Start
August 1, 2021
Primary Completion
January 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2026
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share