A new TNM classification is better than ISS at predicting survival in stage III unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A study by the European lung cancer working party (ELCWP)

T. Berghmans, J. J. Lafitte, J. Thiriaux, P. Van Houtte, J. Lecomte, A. Efremidis, V. Giner, M. Paesmans, J. Klastersky, J. P. Sculier (Bruxelles, Charleroi, Belgium; Lille, France; Athens, Greece; Valence, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Lung cancer staging and combined modality treatment
Session: Lung cancer staging and combined modality treatment
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1076
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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