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Table 2 Incidences of acute and late toxicities in groups given 3D-CRT with/without brachytherapy groups according to RTOG/EORTC criteria

From: Postoperative external beam irradiation with and without brachytherapy in pelvic node-positive IB1-IIA2 cervical cancer patients: a retrospective clinical study

Grade

3D-CRT without brachytherapy (n = 55)

3D-CRT with brachytherapy (n = 58)

P value

Acute side effect

   

Leukopenia

  

0.485

0

6 (10.9 %)

9 (15.5 %)

 

1

15 (27.3 %)

17 (29.3 %)

 

2

22 (40.0 %)

20 (34.5 %)

 

3

9 (16.4 %)

10 (17.2 %)

 

4

3 (5.5 %)

2 (3.4 %)

 

Dermatitis

  

0.875

0

31 (56.4 %)

34 (58.6

 

1

20 (36.4 %)

19 (32.8 %)

 

2

4 (7.3 %)

5 (8.6 %)

 

3

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

 

4

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

 

Enterocolitis

  

0.671

0

32 (58.2 %)

33 (56.9 %)

 

1

20 (36.4 %)

18 (31.0 %)

 

2

3 (5.5 %)

6 (10.3 %)

 

3

0 (0 %)

1 (1.7 %)

 

4

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

 

Late side effect

   

Proctitis

  

0.459

0

30 (54.5 %)

29 (50.0 %)

 

1

18 (32.7 %)

23 (39.7 %)

 

2

7 (12.7 %)

8 (13.8 %)

 

3

0 (0 %)

1 (1.7 %)

 

4

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

 

Cystitis

  

0.969

0

34 (61.8 %)

35 (60.3 %)

 

1

14 (25.5 %)

15 (25.9 %)

 

2

7 (12.7 %)

6 (10.3 %)

 

3

1 (1.8 %)

2 (3.4 %)

 

4

0 (%)

0 (0 %)