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Table 3 Treatment-related toxicity

From: A phase I/II radiation dose escalation trial using simultaneous integrated boost technique with elective nodal irradiation and concurrent chemotherapy for unresectable esophageal Cancer

Toxicity

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Acute

 Leukopenia

18

(34)

17

(32)

11

(21)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Anemia

11

(21)

0

(0)

1

(2)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Thrombocytopenia

6

(11)

6

(11)

1

(2)

1

(2)

0

(0)

 Skin Reaction

33

(62)

12

(23)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Esophagitis

26

(49)

19

(36)

7

(13)

1

(2)

0

(0)

 Weight Loss

15

(28)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Upper G.I.

15

(28)

2

(4)

5

(9)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Pneumonitis

1

(2)

0

(0)

3

(6)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Tracheitis

17

(32)

2

(4)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Late

 Esophageal perforation

0

(0)

3

(6)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

 Esophageal hemorrhage

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

1

(2)