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A Systematic Review of Proton Therapy for the Management of Nasopharyngeal Cancer

08/06/2021
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Nasopharynx
Oncology
PBT
IMRT
Head and neck
Mucositis
Overall Survival

This review examined 9 original studies and found that the oncologic outcomes of PBT were similar to IMRT with 2-year local and regional progression-free...

Intensity Modulated Proton Beam Therapy versus Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

08/07/2021
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Nasopharynx
IMPT
VMAT
Head and neck

This study conducted a retrospective propensity score matching analysis (1:1) of 80 NPC patients treated with IMPT and VMAT. At a median follow-up time of 24.1...

PTCOG Head and Neck Subcommittee Consensus Guidelines on Particle Therapy for the Management of Head and Neck Tumors

08/06/2021
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Head and neck
Particle Therapy
Nasopharynx
Sinonasal
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Reirradiation
IMRT
Phase III
Clinical Trial

This guideline reviews examined proton therapy for nasopharynx, reirradiation, sinonasal, postoperative and oropharynx and made recommendations. Proton therapy...

Proton therapy following induction chemotherapy for pediatric and adolescent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

07/09/2019
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Pediatric
Nasopharynx
Chemotherapy
Head and neck
Overall Survival

A study by the Jacksonville group. Seventeen patients with nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma underwent double-scattered proton therapy. With the median...

Early clinical outcomes of helical tomotherapy/IMPT combination in nasopharynx cancer.

07/07/2019
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Head and neck
Mucositis
IMPT
Nasopharynx
Chemotherapy

A study from Korea evaluated the feasibility of combining helical Tomotherapy (HT) and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) in treating patients with...

Proton therapy for head and neck cancer: expanding the therapeutic window.

05/05/2017
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Head and neck
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Nasopharynx
Sinonasal
Reirradiation
skull base

Published in the Lancet Oncology, this review article summarized the recent published outcomes of proton therapy head and neck cancer.

In reviewing PT for...

Trends and Disparities of Proton Therapy Use among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Analysis from the National Cancer Database (2005-14).

11/04/2019
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Head and neck
Patient
Nasopharynx
Disparities

This is a study by the Memorial Sloan Kettering based on the national cancer database. This analysis found that among the 220,491 patients who received any...

PBRT associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence

02/02/2016
/ Publications
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Head and neck
Paranasal sinus tumors
Chemotherapy
PBT
Nasopharynx
IMRT
Chemotherapy
Gastrostomy

A matched analysis compared PBRT and IMRT for nasopharynx and paranasal sinus cancers with concurrent chemotherapy, reported that PBRT was associated with a...

Intensity-modulated proton radiation therapy as a radical treatment modality for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

26/11/2021
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IMPT
IMRT
Nasopharynx
NTCP
Head and neck

This is a cost-effectiveness study from China. A Markov model is used with the assumption that IMPT offered NTCP reduction in long-term dysphagia, xerostomia...

Model-based for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (Spanish subtitles)

31/08/2020
/ Webinar
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Model-based
Nasopharynx
IMPT
VMAT
ARC therapy
Head and neck

Prof. Hans Langendijk presents the model-based selection procedure for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, IMPT treatment results compared with IMRT or VMAT treatments...