Revisions to the Tumor,Node,Metastasis staging of lung cancer(8th edition):Rationale,radiologic findings and clinical implications

The Tumor, Node, Metastasis(TNM) staging system,adopted by the Union for International Cancer Control(UICC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC), has been recently revised, with the new 8^(th) edition of the staging manual being published in January 2017. This edition has few but important evidencebased changes to the TNM staging system used for lung cancer. Radiologists should be aware of the updated classification system to accurately provide staging information to oncologists and oncosurgeons. In this article, we discuss the rationale, illustrate the changes with relevance to Radiology, and review the clinical implications of the 8^(th) edition of the UICC/AJCC TNM staging system with regards to lung cancer.

The 8th National Gastric Cancer Academic Conference: focus on specification, translational research, and plan

The 8th National Gastric Cancer Academic Conference, organized by Gastric Cancer Association of Chinese Anti- cancer Association and co-hosted by Beijing Cancer Hospital, Chinese Journal of Cancer Research （CJCR）, Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer （TGC）, Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Chinese Journal of Practical Surgery, was held at Beijing International Convention Center from June 15 to 16, 2013. Prof. Dr. Jiafu Ji, MD, FACS, the president of Gastric Cancer Committee, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association （CACA） and Editor-in-Chief of TGC, was the chairman of the conference （Figure 1）. Prof. Dr. Yan Sun, MD, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering （CAE）, was the honorary chairman of the

Brief Introductions to President and Vice President of the 8th Council of FICMES

LI Rong-de, doctoral supervisor, was born in October 1960. He graduated from Mechanical Department, Gansu University of Technology in 1982, and

An Important Forum for the Future of the World’s Rivers: The 8th International Riversymposium in Brisbane

The 8th Intemational Riversymposium was held in Brisbane, Australia on 6-9 September 2005. The Intemational Riversymposium is an integral part of Brisbane＇s annual broadbased cultural event. The Queensland Government is a foundation partner of the Intemational River Foundation, formed to secure the future of the Intemational and National Thiess Riverprize. The theme of symposium in this year is “Water and Food Security- Rivers in a Global Context” （ www.riversymposium.com ）. The Riversymposium provides a global forum which aims to make a difference to the declining state of rivers and waterways globally. Its strength lies in the breadth of its challenging program content of important keynote presentations and case studies of rivers in crisis, attracting a diverse range of national and intemational delegates. Some 450 scientists from 38 countries attended this conference, and about 100 papers were presented on the symposium in 2005.

ZTE Showcases Operations and Business Support Solutions at the 8th Annual Asia- Pacific Billing & Revenue Assurance Show

ZTE Corporation (ZTE) announced that its participation in the 8th Annual Asia-Pacific Billing & Revenue Assurance Conference in Singapore from May 12th till 15th 2008 delivered a keynote on its latest ZSmart operations and business support solutions and shared the latest BSS/OSS technology with key industry players.

8th International Symposium on Test Automation & Instrumentation (ISTAI 2020)

28th-29th November 2020,China The"8th International Symposium on Test Automation and Instrumentation(ISTAI 2020)",co-sponsored by China Instrumentation&Control Society(CIS)and Beijing Information Science and Technology University,it will be held in China on 28th-29th,November,2020.The symposium aims to build a platform for experts,scholars,researchers.

The 8th International 2007 China International Apparel Trade Fair

From 8th^10th of August, 2007, the 8th 2007 China International Apparel Trade Fair was successfully held in Shanghai Mart. Four industry clusters and one fabrics association took part in the fair as group exhibitors, more than 50 local and international buyers such as Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Tesco, Mondial, H&M, OTTO, C&A, JC Penney, Li&Fung, QVC, W.E.Connor came to the fair for a

Kid Chemists Learn about Sustainable Development at 8th BASF Kids' Lab

Beijing, China-September 16, 2009-BASF, the leading chemical company, today opened its eighth Kids’ Lab Beijing today at the new tower of China Science and Technology Museum, which coincides with the Museum’s first

The 8th Young Astronauts International Conference Held in Beijing

The 8th Young Astronauts International Conference took place in Beijing from August 2 to August 5, 1995. Present at the Conference are some 800 delegates from 10 countries and areas, such as Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Korea, U. S. A. , Japan, Ukraine, China and Hongkong and Macao areas. The Young Astronauts International is an international organization engaged in popular space science education for

The 8th China Textile and Apparel Trade Show in New York

The 8th China Textile and Apparel Trade Show(New York)sponsored by China Textile and Apparel Council and organized by CCPIT TEX,STS and Youthful USA held from June 12th to 14th in Javits Convention Center in New York and now it is all set to open. China Textile and Apparel Trade Show(New York)has been successfully held in the last seven years through the careful operation of the sponsor and the organizers and the support of the

CAS ACHIEVEMENTS IN BASIC RESEARCH DURING THE NATIONAL 8TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN

Since its founding in 1949,the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has committed itself to gaining honor for our nation by successfully scaling heights of contemporary science.To this end.Chinese scientists have striven to exert themselves from generation to generation in a courageous and unflagging way. During the period of the national Eighth Five-year Plan(1991—1995), the scientists with the CAS went on working at the frontiers of international science.According to statistics,there were 205 key R&D projects

ADDRESS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 8th YOUNG ASTRONAUTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

I’d like to take this opportunity,, on behalf of China National Space Administration and the host organization, the Chinese Society of Astronautics, to extend our best wishes to the opening of the Conference and warmly welcome all delegates here both from home and abroad. The Young Astronauts International is an international organization which devotes itself to the space popular science education among young people.

External validity of a prognostic nomogram for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system: a retrospective cohort study

Background:The tumor-node-metastasis(TNM)staging system does not perform well for guiding individualized induc-tion or adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).We attempted to externally validate the Pan’s nomogram,developed based on the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control(UICC)staging system,for patients with locoregionally advanced disease.In addition,we investigated the reliability of Pan’s nomogram for selection of participants in future clinical trials.Methods:This study included 535 patients with locoregionally advanced NPC who were treated between March 2007 and January 2012.The 5-year overall survival(OS)rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared with predicted outcomes.The calibration was tested using calibration plots and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test.Discrimination ability,which was assessed using the concordance index,as compared with other predictors.Results:Pan’s nomogram was observed to underestimate the 5-year OS of the entire cohort by 8.65%[95%confi-dence interval(CI)−9.70 to−7.60%,P<0.001]and underestimated the 5-year OS of each risk group.The differences between the predicted and observed 5-year OS rates were smallest among low-risk patients(<135 points calculated using Pan’s nomogram;which predicted minus observed OS,−6.41%,95%CI−6.75 to−6.07%,P<0.001)and were largest among high-risk patients(≥160 points)(−13.56%,95%CI−15.48 to−11.63%,P<0.001).The Hosmer-Lemeshow test suggested that the predicted and observed 5-year OS rates had no ideal relationship(P<0.001).Pan’s nomogram had better discriminatory ability compared with the levels of Epstein-Barr virus DNA acid(EBV DNA)and the 7th or 8th AJCC/UICC staging system,although not better compared with the combination of EBV DNA and the 8th staging system.Additionally,Pan’s nomogram was marginally inferior to our predictive model,which included the 8th AJCC/UICC N-classification,age,gross primary tumor volume,lactate dehydrogenase,and body mass index.Conclusions:Pan’s nomogram underestimated the 5-year OS of patients with locoregionally advanced NPC at our cancer center,and may not be a precise tool for selecting participants for clinical trials.

The 8th International Congress on SLE

The 8th International Congress on SLE will be held on May 16-20, 2007 in Shanghai, China. The conference is Chaired by Shunle Chen, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Director of Shanghai Medical Center for Rheumatology, Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Deadline for Early-bird Registration & Abstract Submission: December 15, 2006.