The Toronto Guidelines: a practical means for childhood cancer staging
Menée à partir des données du registre national australien des cancers pédiatriques portant sur 1 412 patients âgés de 0 à 14 ans, cette étude analyse la validité des critères et recommandations proposés par le "Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines" pour stadifier au diagnostic les cancers pédiatriques
A meaningful comparison of paediatric cancer outcomes over time or by geographical location requires a standardised and systematic collection of data on incident cases, survival outcomes, and clinical stage. For incidence and survival outcomes, standard variables have been defined, and guidance for reporting completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of data are available.1,2 However, guidelines for reporting clinical stage, or size of the tumour and extent of spread, have historically been less straightforward for paediatric patients.
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health , commentaire, 2017