Browsing: Proton

Here is a preplanned subanalysis of the phase 3 Danish Breast Cancer Group Proton Trial that randomized 167 women receiving…

A UK retrospective look at outcomes for 84 patients receiving definitive proton therapy for localized rhabdomyosarcoma reports outcomes comparable to…

Top Line: Available data suggest proton breast radiation can result in worse skin effects than expected.The Study: A single-institution prospective…

The Headline: In the largest prospective comparison to date, proton therapy failed to demonstrate superior outcomes with prostate radiation.The Study:…

An interesting critique of the widely-circulated phase 3 trial reporting an unexpected improvement in overall survival with the use of…

TORPEDO failed to demonstrate clinically meaningful long-term quality-of-life gains with the use of proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer, instead exchanging…

Top Line: A recent US phase 3 trial made headlines with a suggestion of less toxicity translating to better survival…

This critical review dissects the proton-versus-photon debate for post-mastectomy radiation through the lens of reconstruction outcomes. While protons offer clear…

Top Line: Proton therapy costs more, but how much more.The Study: Here is a Belgian economic evaluation comparing proton therapy…

Top Line: After years of dosimetric promise and retrospective hype, do protons finally deliver level I evidence in oropharynx cancer?The…