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Objective:To compare the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) using oxaliplatin plus S-1 (SOX) or capecitabine (CapeOX) on gastric cancer patients with D2 lymphadenectomy.Methods:This was a two-by-two factorial randomized phase Ⅱ-Ⅲ trial,and registered on ISRCTN registry (No.ISRCTN12206108).Locally advanced gastric cancer patients were randomized to neoadjuvant SOX,neoadjuvant CapeOX,adjuvant SOX,or adjuvant CapeOX arms.Primary analysis was performed on an intention-to-treat (ITT) basis using overall survival (OS) as primary endpoint.Results:This trial started in September 2011 and closed in December 2012 with 100 patients enrolled.Treatment completion rate was 56%,52%,38% and 30% in the four arms,respectively.NACT group had fewer dropouts due to unacceptable toxicity (P=0.042).Surgical complication rate did not differ by the four groups (P=0.986).No survival significant difference was found comparing NACT with ACT (P=0.664;5-year-OS:70% vs.74% respectively),nor between the SOX and CapeOX groups (P=0.252;5-year-OS:78% vs.66% respectively).Subgroup analysis showed SOX significantly improved survival in patients with diffuse type (P=0.048).Conclusions:No significant survival difference was found between NACT and ACT.SOX and CapeOX had good safety and efficacy as neoadjuvant regimens.Diffuse type patients may survive longer due to SOX.