Shi Y, et al. - In this prospective randomized controlled trial, researchers compared laparoscopic and open gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for locally advanced gastric cancer to evaluate long-term oncologic feasibility. They enrolled a total of 328 patients with preoperative clinical stage T_2-4aN_0-3M₀ gastric cancer in the trial. Outcomes revealed the achievement of comparable long-term survival with laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy without an increase in recurrence and metastasis in treating advanced gastric cancer.