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Table 2 Acute and late toxicity

From: Does gap-free intensity modulated chemoradiation therapy provide a greater clinical benefit than 3D conformal chemoradiation in patients with anal cancer?

  

G1/G2

G3/G4

  

3D-CRT n=27

IMRT n=24

Total n=51

P value

3D-CRT n=27

IMRT n=24

Total n=51

P value

Acute

Perineal skin

13 (48.1%)

13 (54.2%)

26 (51%)

0.756

9 (33.3%)

9 (37.5%)

18 (35.3%)

0.756

Diarrhea

12 (0.44%)

11 (45.8%)

23 (45.2%)

1

1 (3.7%)

1 (4.2%)

2 (3.9%)

1

Pain

10 (37%)

15 (62.5%)

25 (49%)

0.331

1 (3.7%)

3 (12.5%)

4 (7.8%)

0.331

Neutropenia

1 (0.04%)

0

1 (2%)

1

1 (3.7%)

1 (4.2%)

2 (3.9%)

1

Late

Rectal bleeding

6 (22.2%)

6 (0.25%)

12 (24.5%)

1

1 (3.9%)

0

1

1

 

Impotence

0

0

0

1

1 (12.5%)

0

1

1