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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%)...

Minimal acute toxicity from proton beam therapy for major salivary gland cancer.

11/12/2019
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Head and neck
Salivary Gland Cancer
Parotid Gland Cancer
Nausea
Mucositis
Xerostomia
Dysgeusia

This multicenter study reported acute toxicity outcomes of patients with major salivary gland cancers registered on the Proton Collaborative Group REG001-09...

Comparative analysis of acute toxicities and patient reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer.

03/03/2020
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Head and neck
IMPT
Chemotherapy
Mucositis
VMAT
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Dysphagia

This study compared 46 IMPT and 259 VMAT patients acute toxicities and reported that IMPT was associated with lower PEG-tube placement (p = 0.001) and less...

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...

Strategy Identifying Which Oropharyngeal H&N Cancer Patients may Benefit the Most from Proton Radiation Therapy.

11/11/2018
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Head and neck
NTCP
Dysphagia
Hypothyroidism
Xerostomia
Mucositis
Oropharyngeal Cancer

Published in the Red Journal, this study detailed the model base approach for identifying patients for proton treatment. NTCP models for dysphagia, esophagitis...

PBT in Combination with Intra-Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Maxillary Gingiva.

08/09/2018
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Head and neck
Chemotherapy
Squamous cell carcinoma
Mucositis
Dermatitis

A retrospective study by Southern Tohoku Proton Therapy Center, Japan, analyzed 30 patients with T4 squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary gingiva treated...

Proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT

08/02/2016
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Head and neck
Toxicity
Dosimetry
IMRT
Dysgeusia
Mucositis
Nausea

A retrospective study reported that proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT for head and neck tumors. The toxicity outcome confirm the...