Progress of CLASS-02 trial of laparoscopic and open total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer / 中国实用外科杂志

ABSTRACT

CLASS-02 was the second study since the estab-lishment of Chinese Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal SurgeryStudy Group(CLASS). Till now, the enrollment and data verifi-cation had been nearly completed, and it was expected to fin-ish the data analysis in June 2019. Under strict quality control,each of the process included medical ethics, baseline assess-ment, surgical standardization,evaluation of morbidity, follow-up, and data management was well considered during thestudy. The results of CLASS-02 study will set a solid founda-tion for the subsequent phase III clinical trial on efficacy oflaparoscopic total gastrectomy. We hope that the CLASS seriesstudies will facilitate the release of high-quality clinical re-search data and surgical innovation forgastriccancerin China.