KLASS-02

NCT01456598 📎

Regimen

Experimental
laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG)
Control
open distal gastrectomy (ODG)

Population

Locally advanced gastric cancer after R0 resection

Key finding

5y OS 88.9% (LDG) vs 88.7% (ODG); 5y RFS 79.5% vs 81.1% (NS); late complications 6.5% vs 11.0% favoring LDG

Source: PMID 35857305

Timeline

    Guideline citations

    • NCCN GASTRIC (p.35)
    • CSCO GASTRIC 2025 (p.58)⚠️ OCR source