Table 2 Pre-treatment gastrointestinal morbidity and gastrointestinal acute and late toxicity
Pre-Tx | Acute† | Late‡ | Last late§ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toxicity | Grade | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Diarrhea | 0 | 39 (100) | 29 (74) | 36 (92) | 38 (97) |
1 | 0 | 9 (23) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | |
2 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | |
Rectal pain | 0 | 38 (97) | 34 (87) | 37 (96) | 38 (97) |
1 | 1 (3) | 5 (13) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | |
Rectal bleeding | 0 | 36 (92) | 36 (92) | 33 (85) | 34 (87) |
1 | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 4 (10) | 5 (13) | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 | |
Highest GI* | 0 | 36 (92) | 25 (64) | 30 (77) | 32 (82) |
1 | 3 (8) | 13 (33) | 6 (15) | 7 (18) | |
2 | 0 | 1 (3) | 3 (8) | 0 |