Table 1.
Data-driven neoadjuvant pathologic stage groups for squamous cell carcinoma
| Analysis Group |
ypT | ypN | ypM | ypGrade | ypLocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T2 | N0 | M0 | G1 | Upper/Middle |
| 2 | T2 | N0 | M0 | G2–3 | Lower |
| 3 | T0 | N0 | M0 | N/A | Any |
| T1 | N0 | M0 | Any | Any | |
| T2 | N0 | M0 | G2 | Upper/Middle | |
| T3 | N0 | M0 | G1 | Upper/Middle | |
| T3 | N0 | M0 | G2 | Lower | |
| 4 | T2 | N0 | M0 | G2–3 | Upper/Middle |
| T3 | N0 | M0 | G3 | Lower | |
| 5 | T3 | N0 | M0 | G2–3 | Upper/Middle |
| T0–2 | N1 | M0 | Any | Any | |
| 6 | T2 | N2 | M0 | Any | Any |
| T4a | N0 | M0 | Any | Any | |
| T3 | N1–2 | M0 | Any | Any | |
| 7 | T4a | N1 | M0 | Any | Any |
| Any | N3 | M0 | Any | Any | |
| Any | Any | M1 | Any | Any |