The role of dose escalation and proton therapy in perioperative or definitive treatment of chondrosarcoma and chordoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base.

Russell F PalmDaniel E OliverGeorge Q YangYazan AbuodehArash O NaghaviPeter A S Johnstone

Published in: Cancer (2019)

In the largest retrospective series to date, dose escalation and proton radiotherapy were associated with improved OS in patients with chondrosarcoma and chordoma despite limited follow-up and access to particle therapy.

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