Proton Radiation for Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas

Inclusion Criteria

• •Histologically confirmed diagnosis of chordoma or chondrosarcoma.
• •Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease based on routine imaging (CT or MRI of the chest/abdomen/pelvis, bone scan, etc.)
• •Patients must have an ECOG score equal to or less than 2.
• •Age ≥ 18 years.
• •Patients must be able to provide informed consent.
• •Adequate bone marrow function: WBC ≥ 4000/mm3, platelets ≥ 100, 000mm3
• •Women of child-bearing potential as long as she agrees to use a recognized method of birth control (e.g. oral contraceptive , IUD, condoms or other barrier methods etc.) Hysterectomy or menopause must be clinically documented.
• •Tumors arising in the skull and spine.