A Modified Tumor-Node-Metastasis Classification for Primary Operable Colorectal Cancer.
Chun-Dong ZhangZubing MeiJunpeng PeiMasanobu AbeXiantao ZengQiao HuangKazuhiro NishiyamaNaohiko AkimotoKoichiro HarukiHongmei NanJeffrey A MeyerhardtRui ZhangXinxiang LiShuji OginoTomotaka UgaiPublished in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2020)
The mTNM classification provides better prognostic discrimination than AJCC 8th TNM classification, with good applicability in various populations and settings, to help better stratify stage I-III CRC patients into prognostic groups.