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Table 2 Acute toxicity of chemoradiotherapy according to CTC-NCI criteria

From: Gemcitabine/cisplatin versus 5-fluorouracil/mitomycin C chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a retrospective analysis of 93 patients

Toxicity

 

5-FU, Mitomycin C n = 35

Gemcitabine, Cisplatin n = 58

 

CTC-Grade

 

%

 

%

Leukocytes

2

9

26

23

40

 

3

11

31

26

45

 

4

2

6

2

3

Platelets

2

4

11

13

22

 

3

3

9

14

24

 

4

4

11

7

12

Haemoglobin

2

5

14

31

53

 

3

3

9

2

3

 

4

0

-

0

-

Nausea

2

11

31

23

40

 

3

7

20

5

9

 

4

0

-

1

2

Vomiting

2

7

20

19

33

 

3

5

14

3

5

 

4

1

3

1

2

Diarrhoea

2

2

6

4

7

 

3

0

-

1

2

 

4

0

-

0

-

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