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We aimed to evaluate the outcome of adjuvant proton beam therapy (PBT) after excision of cSCC, in terms of overall survival, local\/distant recurrence, eye conservation and vision.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Consecutive patients with invasive cSCC, who received PBT (60\u2009Gy in 8 fractions based on preoperative photographs\/drawings without tantalum clips) within 4 months of excision between 2006 and 2019, were retrospectively included. Cases with xeroderma pigmentosum were excluded. Follow-up included neck ultrasound or positron emission tomography-scan every 6 months for at least 2 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>66 patients were included (50 men, 16\u2009women, mean age 67.4\u00b113.4 years). Two presented immunosuppression. Over a mean follow-up of 3.7 years, tumour control was achieved in 63 patients (95.5%). Three patients presented local recurrence (4.5%), including two in situ cSCC and one dysplasia with a mean delay of 12.6-month after PBT. Relapsing patients had larger lesions (p=0.041) and more frequent fornix\/tarsal conjunctiva involvement (p=0.010) at diagnosis. No patient developed metastases from cSCC. Four patients died during follow-up (6.0%): two from other cancers and two from unknown causes. One patient developed neovascular glaucoma requiring secondary enucleation. 42 patients (64%) retained visual acuity better than 20\/30 at the last visit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adjuvant PBT for invasive cSCC provides excellent local control and is associated with favourable systemic, ocular and visual outcomes. 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