Table 3 Prevalence of toxicities according to RTOG scale
Follow-up (months) | During RT | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toxicity | Grade | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Bowel frequency | 0 | 87 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 98 |
1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Proctitis | 0 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rectal bleeding | 0 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 91 |
1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Hematuria | 0 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Dysuria | 0 | 79 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 97 | 96 |
1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Urinary frequency | 0 | 79 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 96 | 96 |
1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Retention | 0 | 89 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 |
1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Incontinence | 0 | 87 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 87 |
1 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |