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The IASLC Mesothelioma Staging Project: Proposals for the M Descriptors and for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Mesothelioma
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Vol. 11Issue 12p2112–2119Published online: September 26, 2016
- Valerie W. Rusch
- Kari Chansky
- Hedy L. Kindler
- Anna K. Nowak
- Harvey I. Pass
- David C. Rice
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 133
The M component and TNM stage groupings for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have been empirical. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer developed a multinational database to propose evidence-based revisions for the eighth edition of the TNM classification of MPM.