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. 2016 Oct 11;2016(10):CD002142. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002142.pub4

1. Common meta‐analysis stage scale (original analyses ‐ based on TNM 4th edition).

T stage N stage M stage Meta‐analysis stage AJCC stage
0, 1, 2, X, iS 0 0 I I
0, 1, 2, X, iS 1 0 II II
Any 2, 3 0 III III non‐metastatic
3, 4 Any 0 III III non‐metastatic
Any Any 1 IV Any metastatic

AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer.