Principles and reality of proton therapy treatment allocation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To present the principles and rationale of the Proton Priority System (PROPS), a priority points framework that assigns higher scores to patients thought to more likely benefit from proton therapy, and the distribution of PROPS scores by patient characteristics

Methods and materials

We performed multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the association between PROPS scores and receipt of proton therapy, adjusted for insurance status, gender, race, geography, and the domains that inform the PROPS score.

Results

Among 1529 adult patients considered for proton therapy prioritization during our Center's ramp-up phase of treatment availability, PROPS scores varied by age, diagnosis, site, and other PROPS domains. In adjusted analyses, receipt of proton therapy

SUBMITTER: Bekelman JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4278661 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature