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The role of combined ion-beam radiotherapy (CIBRT) with protons and carbon ions in a multimodal treatment strategy of inoperable osteosarcoma.
This study reported the outcomes of 20 patients with primary (N=18), metastatic (N=3), or recurrent (N=2) inoperable pelvic (70%) or craniofacial (30%) osteosarcoma treated with protons up to 54 Gy (RBE) and a carbon ion boost of 18 Gy (RBE). LPFS, DPFS, PFS and OS were 73%, 74%, 60% and 75% after one year and 55%, 65% 65.3%, 45% and 68% after two years, respectively. No acute toxicities > grade III were observed. One case of secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) seven months after CIBRT for recurrent disease and one case of hearing loss.