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video from PCRI suggests long-term beam radiation BCR rates are 50%
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@brianjarvis
Agree. Many of the videos and studies are decades old and don't reflect todays radiation treatments advancements.
I am taking part in a long term study of photon and proton radiation treatmens being done by UFHPTI. They received a 25 million dollar grant to do this. When finished won't help me but hopefully will have facts that others can benefit from.
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@jc76 I had the opportunity to be in either a proton vs photon study or a proton study with three arms (39 sessions at 2.0 grays each, 28 sessions at 2.5 grays each, or 20 sessions at 3.0 grays each).
I asked my RO which one they actually had the best results with in practice? He replied “28 sessions at 2.5 grays.” I said let’s go with that.
I can appreciate helping future guys, but my priority was in treating my disease. (On the other hand, if I had no hope of success, then I certainly would have considered a clinical trial.)
With that understanding, my RO gave me the option of having my proton radiation treatment results submitted into a registry, which I accepted. (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02040467). Hopefully, that will help someone make a treatment decision one day.