title: Surgical staging of cancer: impact on prognosis and potential for bias in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, R35, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. markmam@ccf.org
authors.forename: Maurie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markman
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D008558:Melphalan