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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 10, 2018; 9(7): 148-161
Published online Nov 10, 2018. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v9.i7.148
Published online Nov 10, 2018. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v9.i7.148
Comparison of the eighth version of the American Joint Committee on Cancer manual to the seventh version for colorectal cancer: A retrospective review of our data
Guo-Jun Tong, Gui-Yang Zhang, Jian Liu, Zhao-Zheng Zheng, Yan Chen, General Surgery Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
Guo-Jun Tong, Ping-Ping Niu, Xu-Ting Xu, Central Laboratory, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Tong GJ, Zhang GY, Liu J, and Zheng ZZ provided vital reagents and analytical tools and edited the manuscript; Chen Y, Niu PP, and Xu XT coordinated and provided the collection of all the human material; Tong GJ and Zhang GY designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Huzhou Central Hospital Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
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Correspondence to: Gui-Yang Zhang, BS, Professor, General Surgery Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Hongqi Road No. 198, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China. kjk6616@126.com
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Received: May 22, 2018
Peer-review started: May 23, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: August 30, 2018
Accepted: October 9, 2018
Article in press: October 9, 2018
Published online: November 10, 2018
Peer-review started: May 23, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: August 30, 2018
Accepted: October 9, 2018
Article in press: October 9, 2018
Published online: November 10, 2018
Core Tip
Core tip: Since the promulgation of the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system manual (AJCC-8th), it has attracted the attention of many clinicians around the world and guided clinical work. Using our institution data we explored the prognostic differences between AJCC-8th and the seventh edition of the AJCC manual (AJCC-7th) for colorectal cancer. We found that patients with stage IVC colorectal cancer have a worse prognosis. This shows that peritoneal metastasis has a worse prognosis than organ metastasis. Considering many prognostic factors, individualized treatment is particularly important to improve the survival time of stage IV patients, especially stage IVC patients.