Background Recent consensus statements and clinical trials have assessed the value of
MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery for pain palliation of bone metastases; however, a …

Background: Evidence for the efficacy of radiation therapy for primary liver cancer is growing.
In this context, proton therapy (PT) can potentially improve the therapeutic ratio, as …

Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare benign cancer that can express
a more aggressive phenotype related to the genetic mutation of the anaplastic lymphoma …

Liver cancer represents one of the most the most common cause of death from cancer worldwide.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 90% of all primary liver cancers. Among …

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to delineate clinical criteria to safely select
elderly patients who can benefit from adding oxaliplatin to 5-fluoruracil-based neo-adjuvant …

For many years stem cell transplant (SCT) has been considered the only curative treatment
for adults and children with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The availability of therapies, …

Imatinib (IM) is an established first-line treatment for children with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
However, the most effective dosage and duration of IM treatment are not well defined. …

Aims and background Primary liver cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related
death worldwide and is still associated with a poor prognosis. Hepatocellular carcinoma and …

Background The first Italian proton therapy facility was realized in Catania, at the INFN-LNS.
With its energy (62 MeV proton beam), it is ideal for the treatment of shallow tumors like …

Aims and background Hadron therapy is an advanced radiotherapy technique that employs
charged particle beams. Several particles (pions, oxygen, neon and helium ions) have been …