Multicenter Validation Study of the American Joint Commission on Cancer (8th Edition) for Gastric Cancer: Proposal for a Simplified and Improved TNM Staging System

Conclusion: The prognostic prediction of the eighth edition of the AJCC TNM classification is superior to that of the seventh edition. However, it remains associated with some stage migration. The iTNM staging system permits simplification and slightly better prognostic prediction.

Source: Journal of Cancer - July 2, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jian-Xian Lin, Jacopo Desiderio, Jun-Peng Lin, Wei Wang, Ru-Hong Tu, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Chao-Hui Zheng, Zhi-wei Zhou, Amilcare Parisi, Chang-Ming Huang Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research