Analysis of secular trends requires application of consistent staging algorithms across time ... The system most commonly used today is the AJCC system (now in its 6 th edition) which relies on the ...

[4] The new AJCC staging system for esophageal cancer seeks to optimize and incorporate epidemiologic and treatment data in order to provide better outcomes. This staging system will most likely ...

An enhanced model that integrates non-AJCC clinical features provides clinicians with a more accurate tool for identifying high-risk patients with MCC.

In 2018, the AJCC/UICC introduced the current system. The TNM staging system assigns a number after each letter to indicate the size of tumors and whether or not cancer has spread, as described in ...