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Table 2 Details of treatment

From: Proton beam therapy in multimodal treatment for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus

Characteristics

All

(n = 37)

Group A (n = 10)

Group B (n = 9)

Group C (n = 18)

Total dose (Gy, RBE)

Median (range)

70 (50-81.4)

66 (50–74)

70 (70–78)

74 (70-81.4)

Concurrent chemotherapy

Cisplatin

11

2

3

6

 

S-1

7

0

4

3

 

5-FU, cisplatin

4

0

1

3

 

None

15

8

1

6

Induction chemotherapy

Docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-FU

3

2

0

1

 

5-FU, cisplatin

1

0

0

1

 

None

33

8

9

16

Surgery

Extensive skull base tumor resection, dural resection and reconstruction

5

5

0

0

 

Endoscopic nasal tumor resection

3

3

0

0

 

Total maxillary resection

2

2

0

0

 

Biopsy only

27

0

9

18

  1. RBE: relative biological effectiveness, 5-FU: 5-fluorouracil