New TNM classification: achievements and hurdles

• Published in: Translational lung cancer research Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 264 - 272
• Main Author: Goldstraw, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Review; staging; Lung cancer; prognostic factors

The 7th edition of TNM for Lung Cancer represented a major advance from previous editions, in the process of revision, the size and breadth of the data base used, its international character, the intensity of the analysis and the critical nature of the internal and external validation undertaken bef...