Figure 3.
Comparison of survival curves based on the 8th edition staging system. (a) Among T4bN3aM0/T4bN3bM0/T4aN3bM0/T3N3bM0/TxNxM1. (b) Between T4bN3aM0/T4aN3bM0/T3N3bM0 and T4bN3bM0/TxNxM1 (HR: 1.047, 95% CI: 1.020-1.076, P = 0.001). (c) Between T4bN3aM0/T3N3bM0 and T4aN3bM0/T4bN3bM0/TxNxM1 (HR: 1.062, 95% CI: 1.029-1.097, P < 0.001). (d) Between T4bN3aM0 and T4aN3bM0/T4bN3bM0/T3N3bM0/TxNxM1 (HR: 1.048, 95% CI: 0.993-1.106, P = 0.089).