CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

EVOLVING RADIATION TECHNIQUES FOR BASE OF TONGUE CA.

231 base of tongue SCC 1981-2011 chemoRT (42%) definitive RT (33%) surgery + RT (20%) surgery alone (5%)

Results with chemo RT

2015

conventional EBRT 29% EBRT + brachy (37%) IMRT + SIB (34%)

• Brachy boost is equal to IMRT + SIB • But BT is no longer used.

Chen LA. Clinical outcomes associated with evolving treatment modalities and radiation techniques for base-of-tongue carcinoma: thirty years of institutional experience Cancer Med 2015 4(5): 651-60