Particle Therapy 2017

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

Entire IMRT Cohort (N = 998) No. (%)

IMPT (N = 25) No. (%)

Matched IMRT (N = 25) No. (%)

p-value (IMPT v. Matched IMRT)

Feeding Tube Incidence

475 (48%)

5 (20%)

12 (48%)

0.037

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

Courtesy Steve Frank