Stomach cancer surgery showdown: which reconstruction method improves life quality?
NCT ID NCT06768164
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two common surgical techniques used to reconnect the digestive tract after partial stomach removal for gastric cancer: Billroth II (one connection) and Roux-en-Y (two connections). The goal is to see which method leads to better quality of life one year after surgery, focusing on eating, reflux, and pain. About 250 adults with stomach cancer will be randomly assigned to one of the two procedures and followed for a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (Billroth II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show which surgical method after partial stomach removal gives patients a better quality of life with fewer eating problems, reflux, and pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but it only compares two existing surgical techniques, not a new drug. The results may not apply to all patients, and individual outcomes can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥ 18 years, men or women * Patients treated for adenocarcinoma of the antrum accessible to a surgical treatment with curative intent by distal gastrectomy. If patients present a linitis plastica, negative proximal and distal margin will be evaluated at the beginning of the surgery before randomization in order to perform a R0 resection * Patients with a registration in a national health care system (CMU included) (registered or being a beneficiary of such a scheme) * Patients able to understand and fulfill questionnaires in French language * Patients having given their written informed consent prior to participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with preoperative peritoneal metastasis or distant metastasis * Palliative surgery patients * Patients under tutorship or curatorship and protected adults * Patients on AME (Aide Médicale de l'Etat = State Medical Assistance) * Patients deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision and patients under psychiatric care (admitted to a health or social care establishment) * Patients unable to give their consent * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Women of childbearing age without effective contraception
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Saint-Antoine
RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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