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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gunn, G. Brandon, MD
• Frank, Steven J., MD

Titel

Advances in Radiation Oncology for the Management of Oropharyngeal Tumors

Ist Teil von

• Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 2013-08, Vol.46 (4), p.629-643

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The major benefits of modern radiation therapy (eg, intensity-modulated [x-ray] radiation therapy [IMRT]) for oropharyngeal cancer are reduced xerostomia and better quality of life. Intensity-modulated proton therapy may provide additional advantages over IMRT by reducing radiation beam–path toxicities. Several acute and late treatment-related toxicities and symptom constellations must be kept in mind when designing and comparing future treatment strategies, particularly because currently most patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma present with human papillomavirus–positive disease and are expected to have a high probability of long-term survival after treatment.