Proton vs. Photon Radiation Therapy for Primary Gliomas: An Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base

Proton vs. Photon Radiation Therapy for Primary Gliomas: An Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base

Background: To investigate the impact of proton radiotherapy (PBT) on overall survival (OS) and evaluate PBT usage trends for patients with gliomas in the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) Grade I-IV glioma treated with definitive...

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Main Authors: Jaymin Jhaveri, En Cheng, Sibo Tian, Zachary Buchwald, Mudit Chowdhary, Yuan Liu, Theresa W. Gillespie, Jeffrey J. Olson, Aidnag Z. Diaz, Alfredo Voloschin, Bree R. Eaton, Ian R. Crocker, Mark W. McDonald, Walter J. Curran, Kirtesh R. Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
proton therapy
gliomas
overall survival
IMRT
NCDB
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00440/full

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