Risk of secondary malignant neoplasms in children following proton therapy vs. photon therapy for primary CNS tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Central nervous system tumors are now the most common primary neoplasms seen in children, and radiation therapy is a key component in management. Secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) are rare, but dreaded complications. Proton beam therapy (PBT) can potentially minimize the risk of SMNs...

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Autores principales: Upadhyay, Rituraj, Yadav, Divya, Venkatesulu, Bhanu P., Singh, Raj, Baliga, Sujith, Raval, Raju R., Lazow, Margot A., Salloum, Ralph, Fouladi, Maryam, Mardis, Elaine R., Zaorsky, Nicholas G., Trifiletti, Daniel M., Paulino, Arnold C., Palmer, Joshua D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9413159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36033525
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.893855

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