Proton beam therapy for children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs): JASTRO and JSPHO Guidelines

Masashi Mizumoto, Hiroshi Fuji, Mitsuru Miyachi, Toshinori Soejima, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Norihiro Aibe, Yusuke Demizu, Hiromitsu Iwata, Takayuki Hashimoto, Atsushi Motegi, Atsufumi Kawamura, Keita Terashima, Takashi Fukushima, Tomohei Nakao, Akinori Takada, Minako Sumi, Junjiro Oshima, Kensuke Moriwaki, Miwako Nozaki, Yuji IshidaYoshiyuki Kosaka, Keisuke Ae, Ako Hosono, Hideyuki Harada, Etsuyo Ogo, Tetsuo Akimoto, Takashi Saito, Hiroko Fukushima, Ryoko Suzuki, Mitsuru Takahashi, Takayuki Matsuo, Akira Matsumura, Hidekazu Masaki, Hajime Hosoi, Naoyuki Shigematsu, Hideyuki Sakurai

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Abstract

Children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are often treated with a multidisciplinary approach. This includes use of radiotherapy, which is important for local control, but may also cause adverse events in the long term, including second cancer. The risks for limited growth and development, endocrine dysfunction, reduced fertility and second cancer in children and AYAs are reduced by proton beam therapy (PBT), which has a dose distribution that decreases irradiation of normal organs while still targeting the tumor. To define the outcomes and characteristics of PBT in cancer treatment in pediatric and AYA patients, this document was developed by the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO) and the Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (JSPHO).

Original languageEnglish
Article number102209
JournalCancer Treatment Reviews
Volume98
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jul

Keywords

  • AYA
  • Children
  • Guideline
  • Pediatric
  • Proton beam therapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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