Validation of the Proposed International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Non- small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System Revisions for Advanced Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Using Data from the California Cancer Registry Jason A. Zell, DO, MPH, S -H. Ignatius Ou, MD, PhD, Argyrios Ziogas, PhD, Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 2, Issue 12, Pages 1078-1085 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31815ba260 Copyright © 2007 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Overall survival analysis of advanced-stage bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) (n = 657) reveals inconsistencies with the existing UICC6 staging system. CCR data, 1999–2003. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2007 2, 1078-1085DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31815ba260) Copyright © 2007 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Five-year overall survival curves for patients with stage I–IV bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (n = 1909) using the existing UICC6 staging system. CCR data 1999–2003. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2007 2, 1078-1085DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31815ba260) Copyright © 2007 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Five-year overall survival curves for patients with stage I–IV bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (n = 1909) using the proposed IASLC staging modifications. CCR data, 1999–2003. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2007 2, 1078-1085DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e31815ba260) Copyright © 2007 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions