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. 2013 Jun 12;8:142. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-142

Table 2.

Clinical outcomes in 14 patients treated with proton beam therapy

Patient No Cause of death Survival after PBT (M) Progression Acute toxicity* Late toxicity*
1
alive
349
none
none
vertebral growth retardation, narrowed aorta
2
alive
61
none
none
none
3
alive
40
none
none
none
4
alive
39
none
temporary hair loss, G1 pharyngitis
None
5
tumor
9
bone
G1 skin reaction
None
6
alive
20
none
None
G1 skin pigmentation
7
alive
20
bone marrow
None
none
8
alive
18
none
hair loss
thin hair
9
tumor
11
brain
G1 skin reaction
none
10
tumor
11
bone
none
none
11
tumor
31
bone marrow
none
none
12
tumor
27
lymph node
none
none
13
tumor
5
liver
none
-
14 alive 22 none none none

*G1: Grade 1 according to Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 of the National Cancer Institute and the late radiation morbidity scoring scheme of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Study Group/European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.