Comparing different staging categories for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, this study determined that lymph node tumor regression grade (lntrg) demonstrated superior prognostic value for disease-free survival prediction compared to pretreatment pathologic n stage (prepn) and posttreatment pathologic n (ypn) categories. lntrg showed significant prognostic stratification power and was an independent prognostic factor. Multivariable cox regression analysis confirmed the prognostic relevance of all three categories, while decision curve analysis supported the superior predictive capacity of lntrg. Comprehensive assessment of lntrg, ypn, and prepn provides improved prognostic stratification for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal Article by Huang X, Jiang D (…) Tan L et 7 al. in Ann Surg Oncol
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