Proton therapy delivers survival gain in head and neck cancer: Could this Lancet trial shift payer and policy resistance?

Proton therapy delivers survival gain in head and neck cancer: Could this Lancet trial shift payer and policy resistance?

A new phase III clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that proton therapy significantly improves overall survival and reduces treatment-related toxicities in patients with oropharyngeal cancers compared to traditional photon-based radiation. Conducted across 21 U.S. institutions and led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the study is the […]