ESTRO
2015
PROTON THERAPY: CLINICAL RESULTS
PRIMARY TUMOR
D
RBE
Gy (RBE)
NUMBER
OF
PATIENTS
of patients
LOCAL CONTROL
REFERENCE
Uveal melanoma
70 in 5 Fx
990
1922
99 % at 5 yr
96 % at 10 yr
Egger
et al
. (2001)
Gragoudas
et al
. (2002)
Skull base
chondrosarcoma
~ 69
202
95 % at 10 years
Liebsch, N., Personal
communication (2005)
Chordoma
~ 69
132
59 % / 44 % at 5 / 10 yr
Terahara
et al
. (1999)
Prostate TIII - TIV
(photons ± proton boost)
67.2 vs. 75.6
(Phase III trial)
202
80 % vs. 92 % at 5 yr
60 % vs. 77 % at 8 yr
Shipley
et al
. (1995)
Prostate TIa - TII
74
1255
75 % / 73 % biochemical
disease-free survival
at 5 / 8 yr
Slater
et al
. (2004)
Prostate TI - TII
(photons ± proton boost)
70.2 vs. 79.2
393
61.4% vs. 80.4% at 5 yr Zietman
et al
. (2005)
Non-small cell lung
cancer. Stage I
73.8
27
86% at 2 yr
Bush
et al
. (2004a)
Hepatic cancer
72 (16 Fx in 29 days)
63 (15 Fx in 3
weeks)
162
34
87 % at 5 yr
75% at 2 yr
Chiba
et al
. (2005)
Bush
et al
. (2004b)
Glioblastoma multiforme 90 BID in 5 weeks 23
34 % / 18 % survival
at 2 / 3 yr
Fitzek
et al
. (1999)
Adenocystic carcinoma of
the paranasal sinus
76
surgery
23
93% at 5 years
Pommier
et al
. (2005)
Axial skeleton:
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
72.2
74.6
6
14
100% at 5 yr
53% at 5 yr
Hug
et al
. (1995)




