Particle Therapy 2017
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*The total prescribed dose will be 70 Gy [Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE)] without exceeding tolerance dose-volume limits of all critical normal structures .
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Arm 2 : Proton dose—70 Gy (RBE), at 2 Gy once daily plus pla4num-based doublet chemotherapy**
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Stage • II PHASE III RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING OVERALL SURVIVAL AFTER PHOTON VERSUS PROTON CHEMORADIOTHERAPY FOR INOPERABLE STAGE II-IIIB NSCLC Required Sample Size : 560 patients • IIIA •IIIB Histology • Squamous •Non-Squamous Concurrent Chemotherapy Doublet Type • Carbopla4n/paclitaxel • Cispla4n/etoposide
RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP (RTOG 1308) NRG (RTOG) – Phase III protocol – open for accrual
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