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The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Malignancies Staging Project Development of a Stage Classification for Thymic Malignancies

  • Frank C. Detterbeck
  • , Hisao Asamura
  • , John Crowley
  • , Conrad Falkson
  • , Giuseppe Giaccone
  • , Dori Giroux
  • , James Huang
  • , Jhingook Kim
  • , Kazuya Kondo
  • , Marco Lucchi
  • , Mirella Marino
  • , Edith M. Marom
  • , Andrew Nicholson
  • , Meinoshin Okumura
  • , Enrico Ruffni
  • , Paul Van Schil
  • , Kelly Stratton

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Abstract

The lack of an official-stage classification system for thymic malignancies is an issue that hampers progress in this rare disease. A collaborative effort by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group is underway to develop proposals for such a system. A database of more than 10,000 cases worldwide has been assembled to provide a solid basis for analysis. This report outlines the structure of the effort and the process that has been designed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1467-1473
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Thoracic Oncology
Volume8
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Staging of stage classification
  • Thymic carcinoma
  • Thymoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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