The Prospective Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) Staging Project is an international effort to study and improve the current staging system for MPM. This study is being conducted by the International Staging Committee of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (ISC-IASLC), in collaboration with the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG). Data are being entered by means of a secure, web-based, electronic data capture system provided by Cancer Research and Biostatistics (CRAB) in Seattle, Wash., U.S.A.
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If your institution is interested in joining this effort, you may obtain application materials for the study by sending an email to WebHelpIASLC@crab.org with "meso" in the subject line.
The IASLC Lung Cancer Retrospective Staging Project culminated in a series of recommendations to the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) regarding the seventh edition of the tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) classification for lung cancer. In May 2009, the International Staging Committee of the IASLC launched a Prospective Lung Cancer Staging Project designed to assess the validity of each component of T, N, and M, and other factors relevant to lung cancer staging and prognosis.
1. Protocol document (finalized March 27, 2009) - 813 KB
2. Protocol appendix (finalized March 27, 2009) - 3.42 MB
3. Data elements for the Prospective Lung Cancer Staging Project - 1.26 MB
This file illustrates the data elements interactively. For print version, please refer to the protocol appendix.
All documents above are in Adobe Acrobat Version 8 format.
Educational materials are now available. The IASLC Staging Committee is pleased to provide these slides for public use. Slides are divided into sets according to topic and you are free to download and create your own presentations from individual slides or entire sets.