@article{JTD7949,
author = {Yan Huang and Weigang Guo and Shiming Shi and Jian He},
title = {Evaluation of the 7th edition of the UICC-AJCC tumor, node, metastasis classification for esophageal cancer in a Chinese cohort},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {8},
number = {7},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To assess and evaluate the prognostic value of the 7th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control–American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC-AJCC) tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging system for Chinese patients with esophageal cancer in comparison with the 6th edition.
Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 766 consecutive esophageal cancer patients treated with esophagectomy between 2008 and 2012. Patients were staged according to the 6th and 7th editions for esophageal cancer respectively. Survival was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate analysis was performed using Cox regression model.
Results: Overall 3-year survival rate was 59.5%. There were significant differences in 3-year survival rates among T stages both according to the 6th edition and the 7th edition (P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/7949}
}