Efficacy of HIPEC in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer After radIcal Gastrectomy With D2

HIPEC-01 is a prospective, open, randomized multicenter phase III clinical study conducted in China. To determine the efficacy of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer, patients are randomized into HIPEC group and control group. In HIPEC group, the patients undergo radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy and HIPEC with paclitaxel and postoperative chemotherapy. Patients in the control group just undergo radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy followed by postoperative chemotherapy. Patients in both groups receive 6-8 cycles of postoperative systemic chemotherapy (XELOX or SOX regimens) and are followed up for 5 years or until death.