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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Analysis of the T Descriptors and Other Prognosis Factors in Pathologic Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in China Ziming Li, MD,* Yongfeng Yu, MD,* Jiade Lu, MD, MBA,‡ Qinquan Luo, MD,* Chunxiao Wu, MD,† Meilin Liao, MD,* Ying Zheng, PhD,† Xinghao Ai, MD,* Lingping Gu, MD,* and Shun Lu, MD, PhD* node sampling), and lymphovascular vessel invasion were signifi- Background: The seventh edition of the tumor, node, metastasis cant predictive factors for OS. Classification of Malignant Tumors is due to be published in 2009. The Conclusions: The tumor size is a significant independent prognostic recommendations of International Association for the Study of Lung factors in stage I NSCLC. Cancer for changes to the T descriptors have been published. We Key Words: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, TNM, Stage I, Progno- combined this new parameter with other well-established prognostic sis factors. factors and performed multivariate survival analyses to validate its value in Chinese stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (J Thorac Oncol. 2009;4: 702–709) Methods: We try to validate the new staging project in 325 patients who underwent complete surgical resection for stage I NSCLC in Single Institution of Shanghai Chest Hospital from 1998 to 2003. urgical
Journal of Thoracic Oncology – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Jun 1, 2009
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