The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the Classification of Residual Tumor After Resection for the Forthcoming (Ninth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer.
Frank C DetterbeckMarcin OstrowskiHans HoffmannRamón Rami-PortaRay U OsarogiagbonJessica DonningtonMaurizio InfanteMirella MarinoEdith M MaromJun NakajimaAndrew G NicholsonPaul van SchilWilliam D TravisMing S TsaoJohn G EdwardsHisao Asamuranull nullPublished in: Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (2024)
On the basis of this review, the R-classification for the ninth edition of stage classification of lung cancer is proposed to retain the same overall framework and descriptors, with more precise definitions of descriptors. These refinements should facilitate application and further research.