Validation of the prognostic impact of the new tumor-node-metastasis clinical staging in patients with gastric cancer.
Etsuro BandoRie MakuuchiTomoyuki IrinoYutaka TanizawaTaiichi KawamuraMasanori TerashimaPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2018)
The cStage of the 8th edition of the TNM classification has a good capability to predict prognosis; thus, it may be a useful indicator for selecting appropriate gastric cancer treatment modalities. In addition, cN can be included in developing a more precise clinical staging of gastric cancer.