Subtitle
A Comparison of Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life During Proton Versus Photon Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer.
Subtitle
A Comparison of Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life During Proton Versus Photon Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer.
Proto therapy Time
July 2019
Executive summary
This study by Mayo Clinic aimed to compare Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Esophagus (FACT-E) questionnaire changes during proton (PRT) or photon (XRT) chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer (EC). 125 patients completed a baseline and post-treatment FACT-E; 63 received XRT and 62 received PRT.
This study found that less mean decline in FACT-E score was observed for PRT vs XRT (-12.7 vs -20.6, p=0.026). The authors concluded that for patients receiving CRT for EC, PRT was associated with less decline in FACT-E scores compared to XRT.
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