Comment on an external validation of the 8th edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer staging in patients treated with chemoradiation

Ramón Palmero^{1

2}, Arturo Navarro-Martin³, Ernest Nadal^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
² Clinical Research in Solid Tumors (CReST) Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.

Editorial

Ramón Palmero et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;7(Suppl 3):S101.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.04.81.

Ramón Palmero^{1

2}, Arturo Navarro-Martin³, Ernest Nadal^{1

2}

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
² Clinical Research in Solid Tumors (CReST) Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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