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Table 4 Frequency and grade of xerostomia according to CTCAE v3.0 scale

From: Ipsilateral irradiation for well lateralized carcinomas of the oral cavity and oropharynx: results on tumor control and xerostomia

Endpoint

Grade 0

N (%)

Grade 1

N (%)

Grade 2

N (%)

Grade 3

N (%)

Subjective

    

   Xerostomia

No complains of xerostomia

Dry or thick saliva

Significant dietary alteration

Inability to adequately aliment orally

 

9 (56.2%)

5 (31.2%)

2 (12.5%)

0 (0%)

Objective

    

   Salivary flow

> 0.2 ml/min

> 0.2 ml/min

0.1-0.2 ml/min

< 0.1 ml/min

 

*

13 (81.2%)

3 (18.7%)

0 (0%)

  1. Results from 16 patients who were alive at the evaluation date;
  2. * Unstimulated salivary flow for Grade 1 is equal to Grade 0