Indications for proton therapy
Proton therapy is the ideal treatment for solid tumors located near critical organs of the body.
Treatment of choice for different types of cancer
Protontherapy is currently the most accurate and effective alternative for cancer treatment with radiotherapy, based on objective criteria that the dosimetric benefit always has value in terms of clinical benefit.
Nevertheless, the Cancer Center of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra has the most complete therapeutic arsenal. You can contact the Clinic and your doctor will recommend the most appropriate treatment for your disease.
Recommended Indications for Proton Therapy
1. Pediatric patients
- Indicated for most pediatric tumors where cure or long-term survival is anticipated.
2. Adults
- Intraocular and orbital tumors.
- Primary tumors located at the skull base, including chordoma and chondrosarcoma.
- Primary paraspinal and retroperitoneal sarcomas.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in patients with impaired liver function.
- Cases requiring craniospinal irradiation.
- Low-grade gliomas of the CNS.
- Benign CNS tumors located near radiosensitive structures where the full dose cannot be delivered using conventional techniques.
- Head and neck tumors, mainly advanced nasopharynx, oropharynx, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, and salivary glands.
- Mediastinal lymphomas.
- Re-irradiation.
- Tumors showing a dosimetric benefit and currently under clinical investigation: breast, lung, prostate, gynecologic, and bladder cancers.
Second Oncologic Medical Opinion
At the Clinic we have a Second Opinion service that will allow you to obtain a medical evaluation from a distance from our specialists without leaving your home.
You can request it through this form or by calling +34 91 353 11 20 or +34 948 255 400.