The Case for Allowing Proton Beam Therapy on Head and Neck Cooperative Group Studies

Neal S McCall; Steven J Frank; William A Stokes

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.6274

The Case for Allowing Proton Beam Therapy on Head and Neck Cooperative Group Studies

JAMA Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;10(3):289-290. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.6274.

Authors

Neal S McCall^{1

2}, Steven J Frank³, William A Stokes¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

PMID: 38206607
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.6274

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint present the case for revisiting the proscription of proton beam therapy in trials of patients with de novo, nonmetastatic head and neck cancer.

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Humans
Proton Therapy*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated*