: Thymic epithelial tumors are presently staged using a consistent tumor, node and metastasis (TNM) classification developed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and approved by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). The stage classification is incorporated in the 8th edition of the TNM classification of thoracic malignancies. The IASLC Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (SPFC) - Thymic Domain is in charge for the next (9th) edition expected in 2024. The present paper represents the mid-term report of the SPFC Thymic Domain: in particular, it describes the unresolved issues identified by the group in the current stage classification which are worth being addressed and discussed for the 9th edition of the TNM classification based on the available data collected in the central thymic database which will be managed and analyzed by Cancer Research And Biostatistics (CRAB). These issues are grouped into issues of general importance, and those specifically related to T, N, and M categories. Each issue is described in reference to the most recent reports on the subject, and the priority assigned by the IASLC SPFC-Thymic Domain for the discussion of the 9th edition is provided.
The IASLC Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: unresolved issues to be addressed for the next 9th edition of the TNM classification of malignant tumors
Giaccone, Giuseppe;Lucchi, Marco;
2022-01-01
Abstract
: Thymic epithelial tumors are presently staged using a consistent tumor, node and metastasis (TNM) classification developed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and approved by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). The stage classification is incorporated in the 8th edition of the TNM classification of thoracic malignancies. The IASLC Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (SPFC) - Thymic Domain is in charge for the next (9th) edition expected in 2024. The present paper represents the mid-term report of the SPFC Thymic Domain: in particular, it describes the unresolved issues identified by the group in the current stage classification which are worth being addressed and discussed for the 9th edition of the TNM classification based on the available data collected in the central thymic database which will be managed and analyzed by Cancer Research And Biostatistics (CRAB). These issues are grouped into issues of general importance, and those specifically related to T, N, and M categories. Each issue is described in reference to the most recent reports on the subject, and the priority assigned by the IASLC SPFC-Thymic Domain for the discussion of the 9th edition is provided.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
