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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...

Proton Therapy for Major Salivary Gland Cancer: Clinical Outcomes

08/06/2021
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Salivary Gland Cancer
Clinical Outcomes
PBT
Head and neck
Mucositis
Toxicity

A study by the MD Anderson group reported clinical outcomes of 72 patients with major salivary gland cancers (SGCs) treated by PBT. Sixty-three patients (88%)...

Pediatric proton therapy

08/09/2019
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Pediatric
PBT
Dosimetry
CNS
Secondary cancer risk
Paraspinal

A review article that emphasizes proton beam therapy is an important therapeutic component in multidisciplinary management in pediatric oncology because of...

Proton beam therapy - perspectives on the National Health Service England clinical service and research programme.

01/01/2021
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Flash Irradiation
PBT
Proton therapy center
Pediatric

A review on proton therapy situation in the UK. Since the first proton therapy center opening in Manchester in 2018, by September 2019, 108 patients had started...

A systematic review of health economic evaluations of proton beam therapy for adult cancer: Appraising methodology and quality.

31/10/2019
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Methodology and Clinical Studies
PBT

This review appraised the cost-utility analyses (CUAs) in terms of the methodology and quality for proton therapy. Having identified seven PBT CUA studies in...

A Multi-Institutional Experience of Proton Beam Therapy for Sinonasal Tumors.

11/07/2019
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Head and neck
Sinonasal
Necrosis
PBT
Toxicity
Reirradiation

Sixty-nine patients with sinonasal tumors underwent curative intent PBT including 42 patients received de novo irradiation and 27 received reirradiation. With...

Proton Beam Therapy for Locally Recurrent Parotid Gland Cancer.

07/07/2016
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Head and neck
Parotid Gland Cancer
PBT

This study from Japan evaluated outcomes of PBT for locally recurrent parotid gland cancer. Ten patients were treated to 70.2 Gy equivalents in 32 fractions...

Proton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma associated with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.

11/11/2019
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Liver
Hepatocellular carcinoma
PBT
Gastrointestinal
Toxicity

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVCTT) is rare and regarded as an advanced disease stage with a poor prognosis. This...

Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma Treated With Proton Beam Therapy.

11/11/2019
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Liver
Toxicity
Gastrointestinal
PBT
Overall Survival
Chemotherapy
Clinical Outcomes

This study from Taiwan retrospectively examined 30 patients with unresectable CC who were treated with PBT to a total dose of 72.6 GyRBE. The 1-year local...

Comparative Effectiveness of Proton vs Photon Therapy as Part of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cancer.

11/11/2019
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Proton vs Photon Therapy
Chemotherapy
Overall Survival
PBT
UPENN

Published in JAMA, the paper by the UPenn group accessed PBT side effects in the concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cancer setting. 1483 adult...