Annals of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic gastrectomy versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer: an interim report--a phase III multicenter, prospective, randomized Trial (KLASS Trial).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of this trial with respect to morbidity and mortality. ⋯ There was no significance difference in the morbidity and mortality between the 2 groups. Therefore, we conclude that this trial is safe and is thus ongoing.