Radiotherapy for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) on the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR).
13/04/2023
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Publications
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Chemotherapy
Dosimetry
This study evaluated 68 patients with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT) treated with surgery (65% initial gross total resection or GTR), chemotherapy (60...
Gastrointestinal bleeding/ulcer among paediatric cancer patients after proton beam therapy.
13/06/2023
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Publications
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Reirradiation
Chemotherapy
This study analyzed 124 patients who underwent proton therapy with gastrointestinal tract involved in the irradiated field. The study reported gastrointestinal...
Neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric brain tumors after treatment with proton versus photon radiation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
13/08/2023
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Publications
Based on 10 studies including a total 630 patients, this review reported that proton therapy produced significantly higher scores for most analyzed...
Proton therapy for pediatric diencephalic tumors.
13/05/2023
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Publications
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Toxicity
Tumors arise in the diencephalon including optic pathway/hypothalamic glioma, craniopharyngioma, germ cell tumors, and pituitary adenomas which tend to be low...
Proton Therapy Mediates Dose Reductions to Brain Structures Associated with Cognition in Children with Medulloblastoma.
13/11/2023
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Publications
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Dosimetry
This study evaluated dosimetric and cognitive data from 75 patients with medulloblastoma treated with proton (n=36) and photon (n=39). Significant dose...
MGH’s 20 Years Treating with Protons and their Important Role in Pediatrics
29/09/2021
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Podcast
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, so this episode will focus on pediatric cancer treatment and the many ways proton therapy can benefit children...
Young Adult Populations Face Yet Another Barrier to Care with Insurers: Limited Access to Proton Therapy.
16/08/2021
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Publications
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Toxicity
Secondary cancer
Young adult patients (n = 68/143, 48%) were significantly less likely to receive initial approval compared with pediatric patients (n = 139/141; 99%) (P < .001)...
Proton beam irradiation with anti-VEGF therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: results of a 24-month, phase II randomized study.
25/02/2025
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Publications
This randomized study from the Fudan group, China, randomized patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)/ aneurysmal type 1 macular...
PTCOG Ocular Statement: Expert Summary of Current Practices and Future Developments in Ocular Proton Therapy.
25/02/2025
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Publications
Published in the Red Journal, this guideline document from PTCOG Ocular Group summarized the current state of proton ocular treatment with available clinical...
Comparison between patient-reported outcomes after enucleation and proton beam radiotherapy for uveal melanomas: a 2-year cohort study.
03/04/2019
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Publications
This study compared differential effects of enucleation and PBR on 115 uveal melanoma patients based on the patient-reported outcomes. This study found that PBR...
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