A National-Level Validation of the New American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition Subclassification of Stage IIA and B Anal Squamous Cell Cancer.

Paolo GoffredoMattia GaranciniTimothy J RobinsonJessica FrakesHisakazu HoshiImran Hassan

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2018)

This study validates the new AJCC subclassification of stage II anal cancer into A and B based on size (2-5 cm vs. > 5 cm) in the general ASCC population. AJCC stage IIB patients represent a higher risk category that should be targeted with more aggressive/novel therapies.

Keyphrases

squamous cell
papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
high grade
squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
childhood cancer
young adults