Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed the largest cohort to date of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma treated with proton radiation therapy (PRT), finding both that proton therapy was effective at reducing tumors and demonstrated minimal toxicity to surrounding organs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news