Lung cancerLung cancer stagingTNM classificationExternal validationEighth editionIntroduction: We performed a validation study at our institution, the International Union Against Cancer (Union for International Cancer Control latest version of TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors Eighth Edition).Hwang, Joseph...
Background: Carrying out a correct anatomical classification of lung cancer is crucial to take clinical and therapeutic decisions in each patient. Aim: TNM staging classification provides an accurate anatomical description about the extension of the disease; however, the anatomical burden of the disease...
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revisions of the T Descriptors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification for Lun... Introduction: An international database was collected to inform the 8th edition of the anatomic classification of lung cancer. The present ...
with early-stage I–IIIB disease (according to the 8th edition of TNM) who are eligible for primary surgery. (3) Histopathologically confirmed NSCLC or a strong suspicion of cancer on lung imaging necessitating surgery (for example, diagnosis determined from...
IB. The eighth edition of the TNM classification yielded a slightly higher R2 than the seventh edition (0.172 vs. 0.162). Conclusions This study provided an external validation of the stage groupings in the eighth edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer among surgically treated Chinese ...
New TNM staging in lung cancer (8th edition) and future perspectives Background: Carrying out a correct anatomical classification of lung cancer is crucial to take clinical and therapeutic decisions in each patient. Aim: TNM staging classification provides an accurate anatomical description about the ...
Different stages of lung cancer patients have different prognosis. This article aims at comparing the differences of TNM staging in the 7 th and 8 th edition of 359 patients with non-small cell lung cancer( NSCLC),and at the same time consulting the literature to explore other possible impact...
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As the stage of NSCLC advances from IIIA to IIIC (the 8th edition lung cancer TNM staging system), the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate decreases from 36% to 13%1. For locally advanced NSCLCm+, current clinical guidelines recommend neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery and postoperative ...
The present study aims to compare the 7th and the proposed 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system for NSCLC in a cohort of patients from a single institution. A total of 408 patients with NSCLC who underwent radical surgery were analyzed retrosp