Surgical Resection Plus Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Oligometastatic Stage IV Gastric Cancer (SURGIGAST)

Surgical Resection Plus Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Oligometastatic Stage IV Gastric Cancer - a Multicenter, Prospective, Open-labeled, Two-armed, Randomized, Controlled Phase III Trial

Surgical resection of the primary tumour and treatment of the metastatic site in oligometastatic stage IV metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma enhances survival and improves quality of life with acceptable postoperative morbidity and mortality in a selected group of operable patients with only one metastatic site that does not progress under chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Gastric Adenocarcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Preoperative Chemotherapy; Drug: Postoperative chemotherapy; Procedure: Surgery

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 6
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Saint-Herblain, France
    • Ico - Site Gauducheau - St Herblain

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Primary diagnosis of UICC stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma with histological proof of the primary tumour (with HER2 status, PCC histology and MMR status available and SRC histology available on anatomo-pathology reports)
2. Without any form of previous treatment (surgery and / or chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy) for this diagnosis other than local endoscopic treatment. Note : 3. pPatients having received first line chemotherapy for at least 2 months and completing inclusion/exclusion criteria can be included in the study at V2
3. Locally resectable primary tumour and oligometastatic lesion accessible to surgical resection or local ablation procedure

4. Oligometastatic lesion : Retro-Peritoneal Lymph Node Metastases (RPLM) and/or another metastatic lesion on only one organ (solid organ, lymph node or limited localised peritoneal carcinomatosis with PCI < 7) according to the following non-exhaustive list of definitions:

   1. RPLM: para-aortal, intra-aorto-caval, para-pancreatic or mesenteric lymph node(s). Note: in duodenum invading gastric cancer, retro-pancreatic nodes are not regarded as metastatic sites

   2. Other acceptable limited metastatic lesions:

      • Localized potentially operable peritoneal carcinomatosis: PCI < 7 including uni or bilateral Krukenberg tumors (ovarian metastases)
      • Liver: maximum of 5 metastatic lesions that are potentially resectable
      • Lung: unilateral involvement, potentially resectable
      • Uni- or bilateral adrenal gland metastases
      • Extra-abdominal lymph node metastases such as supraclavicular or cervical lymph node involvement
      • Localized bone involvement (defined as being within one radiation field) Notes: 1. Patients with more than one metastatic site in only one organ are eligible. 2. In case of doubt for considering whether a metastatic site is limited or not, please submit the case with relevant anonymised information to the medical coordinator of the study for approval. 6. Only one solid organ metastatic site (hepatic, lung, adrenal gland, bone, brain...). Patients with more than one metastatic lesion in only one organ are eligible
5. ECOG performance status 0 or 1
6. Man or women aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years
7. For surgery and/or chemotherapy, adequate cardiac, respiratory, bone marrow, renal and liver functions according to usual practices standards
8. Ability to understand and complete quality of life questionnaires (EORTC QLQ C30 and QLQ STO 22)
9. Negative pregnancy test (urine or serum) performed prior to start the study in for females of childbearing potential with reproductive potential
10. Male and female patients of child-bearing reproductive potential must agree to us an effective method of contraception approved by the investigator during the study and for a minimum of 6 months after the end of study treatment
11. Patient covered by a government Health Insurance
12. Patient who provides a signed written Inform Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Other histological subtype than adenocarcinoma
2. ECOG performance status ≥ 2 2,3 or 4
3. Diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis (PCI ≥ 7) or significant ascites
4. Metastatic disease involving more than one solid organ metastatic site
5. Primary tumor irresectability and/or metastatic lesion not accessible for resection or local ablation procedure or need for multi-visceral resection with expected high complication rate
6. Contraindication to chemotherapy or surgery according to the multidisciplinary team decision
7. Second uncontrolled malignant tumour
8. Proximal (junctionnal) tumour growth across the Z-line requiring additional trans thoracic oesophageal resectionµ
9. Emergency surgery due to bleeding or perforation
10. Age > 80 years
11. Weight loss ≥ 20% persisting despite appropriate nutritional assistance
12. Severe comorbid conditions that may jeopardize short term outcomes (e.g. cardiac, respiratory, bone marrow, renal or liver insufficiency...)
13. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase Deficiency (DPD)
14. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
15. Patients in emergency situations
16. Patients kept in detention and/or under legal protection under psychiatric care and/or interned in a social or psychiatric institution
17. Adult patient under legal protection or in the incapacity to express his/her consent
18. Patient not covered by a health insurance system

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: continuation of chemotherapy; Patients assigned to arm A will continue to receive the same chemotherapy regimen they received before randomization. Chemotherapy should be restarted between D1 and D30 after randomization. In case of poor tolerance to the induction chemotherapy, alternative chemotherapy regimen might be discussed, according to local standards and national guidelines (www.tncd.org).	Drug: Preoperative Chemotherapy; Standard chemotherapy regiments according to risk of recurrence; Drug: Postoperative chemotherapy; Chemotherapy should be restarted between D1 and D30 post-randomization
Experimental: surgical removal of the primary tumour and treatment of the metastatic site followed by chemotherapy; Patients assigned to arm B will undergo gastrectomy (subtotal or total according to the location of the primary tumour) between D1 and D30 after randomization. Subtotal gastrectomy is recommended if it allows a complete resection of the primary tumour to limit postoperative morbidity in such metastatic situations, based on the results of REGATTA	Drug: Postoperative chemotherapy; Chemotherapy should be restarted between D1 and D30 post-randomization; Procedure: Surgery; the surgical treatment will undergo gastrectomy between D1 and D30 after randomization.; Other Names: surgical removal of the primary tumour followed by chemotherapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Overall survival	Between the date of randomisation to the date of death whatever the cause,assessed up to 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
EORTC QLQ C30		Every 3 months during 2 years
QLQ STO 22 questionnaires		Every 3 months during 2 years
Progression free survival		from randomisation to the date of documented progression according to RECIST or death whatever the cause,assessed up to 2 years
Surgery related postoperative morbidity-mortality	grade III, IV and V and complications according to the Dindo-Clavien classification	within 30 days and 90 days
Specific complications related to treatment of the metastatic site	grade III, IV and V complications according to the Dindo-Clavien classification for surgical treatment strategy and grade III, IV and V adverse reactions according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0 for other treatment strategies (i.e. HIPEC, radiofrequency, microwave and radiotherapy).	within 30 days and 90 days post-treatment
Chemotherapy related toxicities : grade III, IV and V toxicities according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0		Every 3 months during 2 years]
Overall cumulative duration of hospitalisation	calculated in days from randomization	throughout the duration of the study, during 2 years
Number of interventional palliative procedures per patient	mean per patient from randomization	throughout the duration of the study, during 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute, France
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Guillaume Piessen, MD,PhD, University Hospital, Lille

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 25, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 28, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): August 28, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2017
• First Posted (Estimated): February 3, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 23, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2025
• Last Verified: December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: chemotherapy; quality of life; survival; Stage IV gastric cancer; palliative surgery
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Stomach Diseases; Stomach Neoplasms; Surgical Procedures, Operative
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2015_07; 2016-A01265-46 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB number, ANSM)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No