ISRCTN ISRCTN93793971
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN93793971
Secondary identifying numbers ST02
Submission date
06/04/2000
Registration date
06/04/2000
Last edited
28/10/2021
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Monica Verma
Scientific

MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Email not@provided.com

Study information

Study designTwo armed, randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific titleMRC Adjuvant Gastric Infusional Chemotherapy Trial
Study acronymMAGIC
Study hypothesisTo investigate whether peri-operative chemotherapy prolongs survival
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionGastrointestinal cancer
InterventionThree cycles of pre- and post-operative ECF (Epirubicin, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil) chemotherapy versus surgery alone.
Follow-up: all patients will be followed 6 monthly to 2 years then annually until death.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Chemotherapy
Primary outcome measure1. Survival time
2. Disease-free survival
3. Quality of life
4. Tumour response
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date20/06/1994
Overall study end date31/12/2001

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants500
Participant inclusion criteria1. Histologically proven adenocarcinoma (Stage II or greater) of the lower third oesophagus or stomach, that is considered to be non-urgently resectable with no evidence of distant metastasis
2. Suitable and fit for cytotoxic chemotherapy
3. WHO performance status of 0 or 1
Participant exclusion criteria1. Other malignant disease other than non-melanomatous skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix;
2. previous cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Recruitment start date20/06/1994
Recruitment end date31/12/2001

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

MRC Clinical Trials Unit
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results 06/07/2006 Yes No
Plain English results 28/10/2021 No Yes

Editorial Notes

28/10/2021: Cancer Research UK plain English results link added.