Particle Therapy 2017

The Proton- Protocol –

“Landscape” in the USA:

➢ NRG: (= former RTOG, Radia3on Therapy Oncology Group – recently integrated into new organiza3on “NRG” (= NASBP, RTOG, GOG): Proton Working Group ➢ COG: Children’s Oncology Group

Protons “permiLed”; as of yet no proton-specific trials; Registry of ped pts. treated with protons ➢ PCG: Proton collabora3ve Group Registry (> 3500 pa3ents entered since 2010) 5 Disease specific trials

➢ Single-Ins3tu3on ini3ated Trials: U-Penn, MDACC, UFPTI, MGH a.o. ➢ New NCI/NIH Ini3a3ve: “PICORI- Grant”