Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	117558
Country	China

Category	Anatomy & Morphology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Improved prognostic stratification of the revised ninth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for colorectal cancer
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhi-Gang Sun, Wen-Xiao Wu, Shao-Xuan Chen, Ya-Jun Zhang and Jian-Zheng Jie
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding No. 2023-NHLHCRF-BQ-32 National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding No. 2023-NHLHCRF-YYPPLC-ZR-13 National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2024YFE0198300
Corresponding Author	Jian-Zheng Jie, Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 Yinghuayuan East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. jianzhengjie@sohu.com
Key Words	Colon cancer; Rectal cancer; Ninth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system; Prognosis; Colorectal cancer
Core Tip	This validation study of 2413 stage I-III colon and rectal cancer patients demonstrates that the proposed 9th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system shows clearer hierarchical separation in overall and disease-free survival, offering better prognostic discrimination compared to the 8th edition.
Citation	Sun ZG, Wu WX, Chen SX, Zhang YJ, Jie JZ. Improved prognostic stratification of the revised ninth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2026; In press

Received	2025-12-12 08:43
Peer-Review Started	2025-12-12 08:43
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-09 10:14
Return for Revision	2026-01-09 10:14
Revised	2026-01-12 14:10
Publication Fee Transferred	2026-01-13 01:37
Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-11 02:38
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-11 07:05
Articles in Press	2026-02-11 07:05
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ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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