2024
International reproducibility study of thymic epithelial tumors staging: pT stage is an issue. proposals for improvement. A RYTHMIC/ITMIG study
Molina T, Roden A, Szolkowska M, Shimizu S, Moreira A, Chalabreysse L, Besse B, de Montpréville V, Marom E, Detterbeck F, Girard N, Nicholson A, Marx A. International reproducibility study of thymic epithelial tumors staging: pT stage is an issue. proposals for improvement. A RYTHMIC/ITMIG study. Lung Cancer 2024, 189: 107479. PMID: 38306885, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThymic epithelial tumorsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupPT stageTNM classificationMediastinal pleuraInternational panel of pathologistsPathological tumor stagePanel of pathologistsCohort of casesEpithelial tumorsTumor stageTNM systemInterobserver reproducibilityAncillary testsExpert pathologistsPleuraValidation seriesTNMPathologistsLungPericardiumInternational panelPotential interventionsInternational levelTumor
2014
A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria
Benveniste MF, Korst RJ, Rajan A, Detterbeck FC, Marom EM. A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s119-s124. PMID: 25396308, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupTumor measurementsProgression-free survivalThymic epithelial tumorsStandard outcome measuresMulti-institutional studyAccurate tumor measurementsRECIST criteriaTumor responseClinical trialsRadiographic assessmentTreatment responseEpithelial tumorsOutcome measuresResponse rateInterobserver variabilityThymomaPractical guideInterest group recommendationsChemotherapyPleuraTumors