Perioperative mFOLFOX-6 in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• •Previously untreated patients with pathologically proven advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with regional LN metastasis are eligible for this study (clinical stage: cT2-4 and N+). At least one measurable regional lymph node metastasis according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v. 1.0) \[17\] is required. Other eligibility criteria include age between 18 and 75 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 or 1, no prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal function (absolute neutrophil count \[ANC\] ≥ 1.5ⅹ109/L, platelet count ≥ 100ⅹ109/L, total bilirubin ≤ 1.5ⅹupper limit of normal \[ULN\], serum transaminases ≤ 2.5ⅹULN, alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5ⅹULN, serum creatinine ≤ 1.5ⅹULN or actual or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min).