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S.G. Swisher

Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications -  73
Citations -  4945

S.G. Swisher is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 73 publications receiving 3642 citations.

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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer.

Peter Goldstraw, +142 more
TL;DR: The methods used to evaluate the resultant Stage groupings and the proposals put forward for the 8th edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer due to be published late 2016 are described.
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Phase II study of a multidisciplinary approach with induction chemotherapy, followed by surgical resection, radiation therapy, and consolidation chemotherapy for unresectable malignant thymomas: Final report

TL;DR: The use of induction chemotherapy to optimize surgical resectability of thymoma followed by radiation therapy and consolidation chemotherapy lead to good control of residual disease and high overall survival rates is believed to prolongs lives and may cure locally advanced unresectable malignant thymomas.
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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Methodology and Validation Used in the Development of Proposals for Revision of the Stage Classification of NSCLC in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

Frank C. Detterbeck, +164 more
TL;DR: An extensive analysis has produced stage classification proposals for lung cancer with a robust degree of discriminatory consistency and general applicability and external validation is encouraged to identify areas of strength and weakness.