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Table 3 Acute toxicities in the HypoTRT and ConvTRT groups

From: Hypo- or conventionally fractionated radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer

Acute toxicities

HypoTRT group (n = 69)

ConvTRT group (n = 101)

P

Grade

3

4

5

3

4

5

 

Esophagitis

8(11.6%)

0

0

10(9.9%)

0

0

0.725

Pneumonitis

5(7.2%)

1(1.4%)

1(1.4%)

8(7.9%)

2(2.0%)

2(2.0%)

0.639

Leukopenia

30(43.5%)

8(11.6%)

0

29(28.7%)

12(11.9%)

0

0.063

Granulocytopenia

26(37.7%)

10(14.5%)

0

32(31.7%)

11(10.9%)

0

0.218

Thrombocytopenia

13(18.8%)

7(10.1%)

0

15(14.9%)

6(5.9%)

0

0.220

Anemia

6(8.7%)

1(1.4%)

0

9(8.9%)

6(5.9%)

0

0.369