ECX + Panitumumab vs. ECX Alone in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer or Cancer of the Gastroesophageal Junction

Epirubicin: 50mg/m², administered as an intravenous bolus over 10min on day 1 of each 21 day cycle; Cisplatin: 60mg/m², administered as an intravenous infusion over 4h on day 1 of each 21 day cycle; Capecitabine: 625mg/m², administered orally twice daily on each day of each 21 day cycle; Panitumumab: 9 mg/kg bodyweight, administered IV by an infusion pump through a peripheral line or catheter over 60 min +-15 min on day 1 of each 21 day cycle. Number of Cycles: 3 neoadjuvant cycles and 3 adjuvant cycles until disease progression, withdrawal of consent or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Epirubicin: 50mg/m², administered as an intravenous bolus over 10min on day 1 of each 21 day cycle; Cisplatin: 60mg/m², administered as an intravenous infusion over 4h on day 1 of each 21 day cycle; Capecitabine: 625mg/m², administered orally twice daily on each day of each 21 day cycle. Number of Cycles: 3 neoadjuvant cycles and 3 adjuvant cycles until disease progression, withdrawal of consent or unacceptable toxicity develops.