Carbon Ion Beam Radiation Therapy as Part of a Trimodal Therapy for Non-small Cell Superior Sulcus Tumors: The INKA Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Superior sulcus tumors are frequently treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT) followed by surgery via a trimodal approach. The INKA study evaluated the replacement of photon irradiation by carbon ion radiation therapy (C12-RT) in this regimen.

Methods and materials

The prospective INKA study included patients with locally advanced non-small cell superior sulcus tumors (

SUBMITTER: Weykamp F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11372804 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature