Is the 8th Edition of the AJCC TNM Staging System Sufficiently Reasonable for All Patients with Noncardia Gastric Cancer? A 12,549-Patient International Database Study
ConclusionsThe 8th edition of the AJCC TNM classification shows better prognostic ability than the 7th edition in noncardia GC patients with > 15 eLNs, but no improvement was found in patients with ≤ 15 eLNs; therefore, a novel prognostic model is proposed.
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
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