Particle Therapy 2017

Feeding Tube Duration and Incidence

Comparison of IMRT with IMPT ( = Int. Mod. Proton Therapy)

Median duration of Feeding Tube Dependence similar – once required:

4.2 months (IMPT) versus 4.7 months (IMRT)

Entire IMRT

Cohort

(N = 998)

No. (%)

IMPT

(N = 25)

No. (%)

Matched

IMRT

(N = 25)

No. (%)

p-value

(IMPT v.

Matched

IMRT)

Feeding Tube

Incidence

475 (48%)

5 (20%)

12 (48%)

0.037

Courtesy Steve Frank

MDAnderson CC – Steve Frank, MD: Reduction of Incidence of Feeding Tube by

approx. 60%