NCT01216644

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Official title

A Randomized Multicenter Phase II/III Study Comparing 5-FU, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Docetaxel (FLOT) Versus Epirubicin, Cisplatin and 5-FU (ECF) in Patients With Locally Advanced Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastreal Junction or the Stomach

Phase

Phase 2/Phase 3

Status

Completed

Conditions

Gastric Cancer

Interventions

5-Fluorouracil; Leucovorin; Oxaliplatin; Docetaxel; Epirubicin; Cisplatin; 5-fluorouracil

Arms

• FLOT · Experimental
• ECF · Active comparator

Enrollment

716

Primary outcomes

• median overall survival

Sponsor

Krankenhaus Nordwest

Start

Aug 2010

Primary completion

Mar 2017

Results posted

No

Registry record

NCT01216644 · updated Jun 19, 2019

• Zeng H, Wang C, Song LY, Jia SJ, Zeng X, Liu Q. Economic evaluation of FLOT and ECF/ECX perioperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 14;12(11):e060983. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060983. PubMed 36375981
• Koch C, Reitz C, Schreckenbach T, Eichler K, Filmann N, Al-Batran SE, Gotze T, Zeuzem S, Bechstein WO, Kraus T, Bojunga J, Dux M, Trojan J, Blumenstein I. Sarcopenia as a prognostic factor for survival in patients with locally advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 22;14(10):e0223613. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223613. eCollection 2019. PubMed 31639132
• Al-Batran SE, Homann N, Pauligk C, Goetze TO, Meiler J, Kasper S, Kopp HG, Mayer F, Haag GM, Luley K, Lindig U, Schmiegel W, Pohl M, Stoehlmacher J, Folprecht G, Probst S, Prasnikar N, Fischbach W, Mahlberg R, Trojan J, Koenigsmann M, Martens UM, Thuss-Patience P, Egger M, Block A, Heinemann V, Illerhaus G, Moehler M, Schenk M, Kullmann F, Behringer DM, Heike M, Pink D, Teschendorf C, Lohr C, Bernhard H, Schuch G, Rethwisch V, von Weikersthal LF, Hartmann JT, Kneba M, Daum S, Schulmann K, Weniger J, Belle S, Gaiser T, Oduncu FS, Guntner M, Hozaeel W, Reichart A, Jager E, Kraus T, Monig S, Bechstein WO, Schuler M, Schmalenberg H, Hofheinz RD; FLOT4-AIO Investigators. Perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel versus fluorouracil or capecitabine plus cisplatin and epirubicin for locally advanced, resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4): a randomised, phase 2/3 trial. Lancet. 2019 May 11;393(10184):1948-1957. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32557-1. Epub 2019 Apr 11. PubMed 30982686
• Al-Batran SE, Hofheinz RD, Pauligk C, Kopp HG, Haag GM, Luley KB, Meiler J, Homann N, Lorenzen S, Schmalenberg H, Probst S, Koenigsmann M, Egger M, Prasnikar N, Caca K, Trojan J, Martens UM, Block A, Fischbach W, Mahlberg R, Clemens M, Illerhaus G, Zirlik K, Behringer DM, Schmiegel W, Pohl M, Heike M, Ronellenfitsch U, Schuler M, Bechstein WO, Konigsrainer A, Gaiser T, Schirmacher P, Hozaeel W, Reichart A, Goetze TO, Sievert M, Jager E, Monig S, Tannapfel A. Histopathological regression after neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin versus epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil or capecitabine in patients with resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4-AIO): results from the phase 2 part of a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 2/3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Dec;17(12):1697-1708. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30531-9. Epub 2016 Oct 22. PubMed 27776843
• Lorenzen S, Thuss-Patience P, Al-Batran SE, Lordick F, Haller B, Schuster T, Pauligk C, Luley K, Bichev D, Schumacher G, Homann N. Impact of pathologic complete response on disease-free survival in patients with esophagogastric adenocarcinoma receiving preoperative docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2013 Aug;24(8):2068-73. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt141. Epub 2013 Apr 16. PubMed 23592699