Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy With Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey From Clinical Trial Concept to Activation

Steven J. Frank; Pierre Blanchard; J. Jack Lee; Erich M. Sturgis; Merrill S. Kies; Mitchell Machtay; Bhadrasain Vikram; Adam S. Garden; David I. Rosenthal; G. Brandon Gunn; C. David Fuller; Katherine Hutcheson; Stephen Lai; Paul M. Busse; Nancy Y. Lee; Alexander Lin; Robert L. Foote

doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.12.002

Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy With Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey From Clinical Trial Concept to Activation

Steven J. Frank, Pierre Blanchard, J. Jack Lee, Erich M. Sturgis, Merrill S. Kies, Mitchell Machtay, Bhadrasain Vikram, Adam S. Garden, David I. Rosenthal, G. Brandon Gunn, C. David Fuller, Katherine Hutcheson, Stephen Lai, Paul M. Busse, Nancy Y. Lee, Alexander Lin, Robert L. Foote

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Intensity-modulated proton therapy minimizes the incidental irradiation of normal tissues in patients with head and neck cancer relative to intensity-modulated photon (x-ray) therapy and has been associated with lesser treatment-related toxicity and improved quality of life. A phase II/III randomized trial sponsored by the US National Cancer Institute is currently underway to compare deintensification treatment strategies with intensity-modulated proton therapy vs intensity-modulated photon (x-ray) therapy for patients with advanced-stage oropharyngeal tumors. After significant input from numerous stakeholders, the phase III portion of the randomized trial was redesigned as a noninferiority trial with progression-free survival as the primary endpoint. The process by which that redesign took place is described here.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	108-113
Number of pages	6
Journal	Seminars in radiation oncology
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.12.002
State	Published - Apr 2018

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Frank, S. J., Blanchard, P., Lee, J. J., Sturgis, E. M., Kies, M. S., Machtay, M., Vikram, B., Garden, A. S., Rosenthal, D. I., Gunn, G. B., Fuller, C. D., Hutcheson, K., Lai, S., Busse, P. M., Lee, N. Y., Lin, A., & Foote, R. L. (2018). Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy With Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey From Clinical Trial Concept to Activation. Seminars in radiation oncology, 28(2), 108-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.12.002

Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy With Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey From Clinical Trial Concept to Activation. / Frank, Steven J.; Blanchard, Pierre; Lee, J. Jack et al.
In: Seminars in radiation oncology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 04.2018, p. 108-113.

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Frank, SJ, Blanchard, P, Lee, JJ, Sturgis, EM, Kies, MS, Machtay, M, Vikram, B, Garden, AS , Rosenthal, DI , Gunn, GB , Fuller, CD , Hutcheson, K , Lai, S, Busse, PM, Lee, NY, Lin, A & Foote, RL 2018, 'Comparing Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy With Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: The Journey From Clinical Trial Concept to Activation', Seminars in radiation oncology, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 108-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.12.002

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