Particle Therapy 2017

Feeding Tube Incidence 475 (48%) 5 (20%) 12 (48%) 0.037

IMRT)

p-value

Matched

(IMPT v.

Matched IMRT

No. (%)

(N = 25)

IMPT

No. (%)

(N = 25)

Entire IMRT Cohort

No. (%)

(N = 998)

Feeding Tube Duration and Incidence

Comparison of IMRT with IMPT ( = Int. Mod. Proton Therapy) Courtesy Steve Frank MDAnderson CC – Steve Frank, MD: Reduction of Incidence of Feeding Tube by approx. 60%

Median duration of Feeding Tube Dependence similar – once required: 4.2 months (IMPT) versus 4.7 months (IMRT)