Are further studies needed to justify the use of proton therapy for paediatric cancers of the central nervous system?
03/01/2019
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Publications
A review article published in the Green Journal. Having analyzed the available data of PBT for paediatric cancers of the central nervous system (CNS), this...
Prospective, Longitudinal Comparison of Neurocognitive Change in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Treated with Proton Radiotherapy versus Surgery Only.
03/06/2019
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Publications
93 patients (22 proton CSI, 31 proton focal, and 40 surgery only) received annual neurocognitive evaluations for up to 6 years, including Full Scale IQ (FSIQ)...
Improved neuropsychological outcomes following proton therapy relative to x-ray therapy for pediatric brain tumor patients.
03/03/2019
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Publications
This study analyzed 125 children who received radiation (XRT or PRT) and had post-treatment neuropsychological evaluation including intelligence (IQ), attention...
Patterns of failure following proton beam therapy for head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
03/02/2019
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Publications
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Chemotherapy
A MD Anderson study published in the Green Journal reported on the patterns of failure following proton beam therapy (PBT) for pediatric H&N RMS. 46 patients...
Increased distance from a treating proton center is associated with diminished ability to follow patients enrolled on a multicenter radiation oncology registry.
03/01/2019
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Publications
A paper by MGH published in the Green Journal evaluated the factors that affect maximum follow-up time among MGH Pediatric Proton Consortium Registry (PPCR)...
Efficacy of PT in children with high-risk and locally recurrent neuroblastoma.
03/05/2019
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Publications
Eighteen patients with high-risk (n = 16) and locally recurrent neuroblastoma (n = 2) were treated with proton therapy. With a median follow-up of 60.2 months...
A prospective clinical trial of PT for chordoma and chondrosarcoma
03/05/2019
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Publications
This study evaluated outcome of PBT for chordomas and chondrosarcomas. 20 adult patients with nonmetastatic chordomas of the skull base (n = 10), sacrum (n = 5)...
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy using proton beams for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
03/04/2019
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Publications
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Chemotherapy
A study by the Tsukuba group in Japan repored outcomes of 42 unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients treated with PBT and concurrent...
Proton Radiotherapy for Isolated Local Recurrence of Primary Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
03/05/2019
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Publications
This study by the Hyogo group in Japan analyzed 30 patients who had initially undergone surgery but isolated local recurrence occurred. PBT was administered...
Early and late side effects, dosimetric parameters and QoL after PBT and IMRT for prostate cancer
03/03/2019
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Publications
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Dosimetry
A study by the researchers of Dresden and Heidelberg. Eighty-eight patients with localized prostate cancer treated with PBT (31) or IMRT (57) were matched using...
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