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. 2018 Aug 8;109(4):480–488. doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0102-1

Table 2.

Distribution of TNM stage, 1- and 5-year overall survival probability by staging edition

TNM stage* % 1-year survival 5-year survival
Sixth edition refined
 IA 3.7 0.92 0.75
 IB 5.2 0.88 0.62
 II 5.4 0.81 0.50
 IIIA 5.6 0.76 0.30
 IIIB 1.7 0.78 0.09
 IV 63.9 0.30 0.07
 Unknown 14.5 0.42 0.16
Sixth edition broad
 I 8.9 0.90 0.68
 II 5.4 0.81 0.50
 III 7.3 0.76 0.25
 IV 63.9 0.30 0.07
 Unknown 14.5 0.42 0.16
Seventh edition refined
 IA 4.6 0.90 0.75
 IB 3.9 0.90 0.60
 IIA 3.9 0.85 0.55
 IIB 3.7 0.86 0.45
 IIIA 4.0 0.81 0.42
 IIIB 6.1 0.70 0.24
 IIIC 5.9 0.60 0.15
 IV 54.3 0.25 0.04
 Unknown 13.5 0.32 0.09
Seventh edition broad
 I 8.5 0.91 0.70
 II 7.7 0.86 0.50
 III 16.0 0.69 0.25
 IV 54.3 0.25 0.04
 Unknown 13.5 0.32 0.09

*Patients diagnosed with stage 0 cancer (n = 15 sixth edition, n = 19 seventh edition) were not included in the table