Acute toxicity in patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy with proton versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy for nonmetastatic head and neck cancers.

Kristine N KimJoanna HartonNandita MitraJohn N LukensAlexander LinIsabella AmanieraAbigail DoucettePeter GabrielBrian BaumannJames MetzAndrzej Wojcieszynski

Published in: Head & neck (2022)

Proton therapy was associated with significantly reduced grade 2 dysgeusia and nonstatistically significant decrease in acute grade ≥3 toxicities compared to IMRT.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
locally advanced
aortic dissection
drug induced
rectal cancer
oxidative stress
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation