Ptcog International Survey of Practice Patterns and Trends in Utilization of Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer
Choi I, Abeloos C, Lozano A, Kim M, Hanlon A, Vargas C, Maduro J, Bradley J, Offersen B, Haffty B, Pankuch M, Amos R, Kim N, Kirova Y, Mutter R. Ptcog International Survey of Practice Patterns and Trends in Utilization of Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e742-e743. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional nodal irradiationParticle Therapy Co-Operative GroupBreast cancerBC patientsPractice patternsDose-fractionation regimensHighly-selected patientsProton beam therapyPatient selection criteriaPencil beam scanningFisher's exact testEvolution of practice patternsPatient selection methodsClinical trial enrollmentSurvey of practice patternsImage guidance capabilitiesTreated BC patientsHypofractionated regimensNodal irradiationRecurrent BCBeam therapyPatient selectionProton therapyU.S. centersExact testPTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer
Choi J, Hardy-Abeloos C, Lozano A, Hanlon A, Vargas C, Maduro J, Bradley J, Offersen B, Haffty B, Pankuch M, Amos R, Kim N, MacDonald S, Kirova Y, Mutter R. PTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2024, 48: 100847. PMID: 39280125, PMCID: PMC11399555, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2024.100847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton beam therapyBreast cancer patientsParticle Therapy Co-Operative GroupPatient selection methodsBreast cancerCancer patientsTreat breast cancer patientsRegional nodal irradiationFisher's exact testSurvey of practice patternsModerate hypofractionationNodal irradiationRadiation oncologistsBeam therapyPBT patientsProton therapyExact testU.S. centersDescriptive statisticsEuropean centersPractice patternsPatientsResponding centersBreastAsian centers