Clinical trials
• Proton therapy
– Clinicaltrials.gov: 4 recruiting trials (1 RCT)
– MD-Anderson and MGH (NCT01512589)
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PBT versus IMRT
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Primary endpoints: PFS and ‘total toxicity burden’
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Inclusion (n=180): heterogeneous: adenoC, SCC,
induction chemo
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50.4 Gy (RBE)/28 radiochemotherapy ± surgery
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Presumed closing date 4/2018
• Carbon ion therapy
– None found on ClinicalTrials.gov
– NIRS: CIR in early stage ES