A novel TNM staging system for gastric cancer based on the metro-ticket paradigm: a comparative study with the AJCC-TNM staging system.

Jun LuZhi-Fang ZhengWei WangJian-Wei XieJia-Bin WangJian-Xian LinQi-Yue ChenLong-Long CaoMi LinRu-Hong TuZhi-Wei ZhouChang-Ming HuangChao-Hui ZhengPing Li

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)

Compared with the AJCC-TNM classification, the nTNM for GC is easier to remember and provides some improvements; therefore, the nTNM may be considered for adoption in future editions of the AJCC-TNM classification.

Keyphrases

machine learning
deep learning
lymph node
pet ct
current status
electronic health record
mass spectrometry