Proton beam therapy is a safe and feasible treatment for patients with second primary lung cancer after lung resection.

Takashi OnoTatsuya NakamuraYusuke AzamiMotohisa SuzukiHitoshi WadaYasuhiro KikuchiMasao MurakamiKenji Nemoto

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2018)

Our results suggest that PBT is a safe and feasible treatment for second primary lung cancer compared to surgery or X-ray radiotherapy. PBT may become a treatment choice for patients with second primary lung cancer after lung resection.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
computed tomography
mesenchymal stem cells
acute coronary syndrome
cell therapy