Long-term outcome of cutaneous melanoma patients treated with boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)

• Published in: Journal of radiation research Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 945 - 951
• Main Authors: Hiratsuka, Junichi, Kamitani, Nobuhiko, Tanaka, Ryo, Tokiya, Ryoji, Yoden, Eisaku, Sakurai, Yosinori, Suzuki, Minoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Boron; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy - methods; Boron-neutron capture therapy; Care and treatment; Fast neutrons; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lesions; Male; Melanoma; Melanoma - mortality; Melanoma - radiotherapy; Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neutron beams; Neutrons; Nuclear capture; Oncology/Medicine; Patient outcomes; Patients; Radiation Dosage; Radiometry; Radiotherapy Dosage; Skin; Skin Neoplasms - mortality; Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; Japan; BNCT; celanoma; ckin; clinical results

Our aim was to assess the long-term clinical outcome of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) using 10B-para-boronophenylalanine (BPA) as the boron delivery agent for cutaneous melanoma. Eight patients (eight lesions) were treated between October 2003 and April 2014. Their ages ranged from 48 to 86 y...