Intensity-Modulated or Proton Radiation Therapy for Sinonasal Malignancy

Inclusion Criteria

• •Biopsy proven, within 16 weeks prior to study entry, sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, including sinonasal carcinoma, sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma, Schneiderian carcinoma, myoepithelial carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, esthesioneuroblastoma, or melanoma AJCC 7th edition Stage III - IVA/B tumors, or with skull base or intracranial extension. Pathology must be confirmed by review at the treating institution.
• •Patients with biopsy proven locally advanced sinus, nasal cavity, hard palate, soft palate, major or minor salivary gland tumors, or lacrimal apparatus, with nasal cavity, sinus, auditory canal, or skull base involvement are eligible.
• •Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 1 or Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 70. (Appendix B)
• •All patients must undergo pre-treatment evaluation of tumor extent prior to study entry through imaging studies and clinical examinations, including CT and/or MRI of skull base, brain and neck within 28 days prior to study entry; physical examination +/- nasal endoscopy within 28 days prior to study entry; and CT of the chest within 60 days prior to study entry.
• •Nutritional and general physical condition must be considered compatible with the proposed radiation +/- chemotherapy treatment.
• •Normal organ and marrow function