Acute Toxicity Profile of Patients with Low-grade Gliomas and Meningiomas Receiving Proton Therapy

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Authors

Genevieve Maquilan · University of Pennsylvania

Surbhi Grover · University of Pennsylvania

Michelle Alonso‐Basanta · University of Pennsylvania

Robert A. Lustig · University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

Our results suggest that proton therapy for patients with low-grade gliomas and meningiomas has a favorable acute toxicity profile-most patients experienced mild fatigue, headache, and insomnia that largely resolved by 1-month posttreatment.

Topics & Keywords

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Boron Compounds in Chemistry Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 37, Issue 5, pp. 438-443

DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e31827de86b

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