PROJECT ON THE TNM CLASSIFICATION OF MALIGNANT TUMOURS

UICC的长期目标是实现一个国际上可以接受的 癌症解剖范围的分类。在……期间 在目前的赠款申请中，UICC将优先考虑(TNM) 解决美国癌症联合委员会之间的分歧 (AJCC)和UICC TNM分类。来自两个小组的特别工作组将 继续朝着这个目标努力。国家TNM委员会将审查 现有的UICC和AJCC分类，并作为 统一的基础。UICC和AJCC的联络委员会将提出 国家技术需要管理委员会批准的解决办法。 技术需求管理项目委员会将继续每年举行会议，审查一般情况 在统一背景下的概念和取得的进展。这将会 包括与AJCC密切合作，制定新的 网站，并最终出版了第四版《技术需求管理 恶性肿瘤的分类。“ UICC将与国家TNM委员会密切合作， 与国际机构和非政府组织继续 促进使用技术需要管理制度，使之成为“一种共同的国际语言： (1)为癌症患者的治疗计划提供便利； (2)为临床资料的比对提供依据；(3)为临床资料的比对提供便利 癌症治疗机构之间的信息交流； (4)\协助策划合作研究；及(5)\协助 评估癌症患者治疗的最终结果。(5)

A long-term aim of the UICC is to achieve an internationally acceptable classification of the anatomical extent of cancer. During the period of the present grant application, the UICC would give (TNM) first priority to resolving the differences between the American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) and the UICC TNM classifications. Task forces from both groups will continue to work toward this goal. National TNM Committees will review existing UICC and AJCC classifications and make specific proposals as a basis for unification. Liaison committees from UICC and AJCC will propose solutions for ratification by national TNM Committees. The TNM Project Committee would continue to meet annually to review general concepts and the progress made in the context of unification. This would include working closely with the AJCC in evolving classifications for new sites and culminating in the publication of the fourth edition of the "TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours." The UICC would collaborate closely with the National TNM Committees and with international agencies and nongovernmental organization to continue to promote the use of the TNM System as "a common international language for: (1)\facilitating the planning of treatment of cancer patients; (2)\providing a basis for comparing clinical data; (3)\facilitating the exchange of information between cancer treatment establishments; (4)\assisting in planning of collaborative studies; and (5)\contributing to the assessment of the end results of treatment of cancer patients. (5)