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Proton beam therapy for gastrointestinal cancers

11/10/2018
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A review on recent data that PBT for upper GI cancers may decrease acute toxicity and late complications and improve treatment compliance.

The authors examined...

Current and emerging radiotherapy strategies for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

08/08/2018
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IMRT

A review article by MD Anderson examined the available outcome data of IMRT, SBRT and proton and carbon ion therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, and...

Initial experience with IMPT for intact, clinically localized pancreas cancer.

08/04/2018
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IMPT
Chemotherapy

A Mayo Clinic study reported outcomes of IMPT for intact and clinically localized pancreatic cancer. 13 patients with localized pancreatic cancer underwent...

Initial toxicity, QoL outcomes, and dosimetric impact in a randomized phase 3 trial of hypofractionated vs. standard fractionated PT for low-risk prostate cancer

08/02/2018
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Hypofractionation
Quality of life

A multi-center prospective phase 3 randomized trial aimed to identify differences in toxicity and quality-of-life outcomes between standard fractionation and...

Early toxicity and patient reported quality-of-life in patients receiving proton therapy for localized prostate cancer: a single institutional review of prospectively recorded outcomes.

08/09/2018
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Quality of life

A study by the Seattle group analyzed 231 patients of localized prostate cancer treated with protons. Median follow-up was 1.7 years. Grade 3 toxicity was seen...

Initial report of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity of post-prostatectomy proton therapy for prostate cancer patients undergoing adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy.

08/07/2018
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Toxicity

A retrospective analysis on 100 patients' acute and late genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities associated with post-prostatectomy proton...

Cost effectiveness of prostate cancer radiotherapy.

08/06/2018
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IMRT
Hypofractionation

This review article by Konski A, examined the data of cost-effectiveness analyses of various radiotherapy modalities including 3DCRT, IMRT, hypofractionated RT...

Proton therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Current knowledges and future perspectives.

08/07/2018
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A review by the Samsung Medical Center, Korea on radiotherapy for HCC, discussed the physical properties, current clinical data, technical issues, and future...

Lymphocyte-Sparing Effect of Proton Therapy in Patients with Esophageal Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation.

08/08/2018
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IMRT
Chemotherapy

This MD Anderson study compared IMRT and PBT chemoradiation for esophageal cancer. Patients who had IMRT and PBT matched by propensity score (n = 220) were not...

Finding Value for Protons: The Case of Prostate Cancer?

05/04/2018
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Dosimetry
Quality of life

A review by UPenn examined the dosimetric data and clinical outcome reports. Clinical studies largely suggest no difference in urinary side effects or erectile...