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BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 81, Issue 969, Pages 749-752Publisher
BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/65306248
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The effect of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is correlated with the density of boron in the tumour. BNCT using intra-arterial administration of boron compounds was performed for recurrent head and neck cancer. Of the five patients treated, one achieved a complete response and four achieved a partial response. There was one case of transient headache but no severe adverse effects were observed. The advantages of using an intra-arterial administration route for BNCT, which causes the selective killing of tumour cells, might offer a new option in the treatment of recurrent head and neck malignancies. These promising results require further verification and optimization of the BNCT schedule; however, dose escalation would appear to be justified because the toxicity appears to be very low. (c) The British Institute of Radiology.
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