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Table 4 NACRT toxicities and surgical complications in the 72 patients with unresectable local advance sigmoid colon cancer (LASCC)

From: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced sigmoid colon cancer: clinical feasibility and outcome

Adverse effects

No. (%)

Myelosuppression

Grade 0–2

64 (88.9)

Grade 3–4

8 (11.1)

Mucositis/dermatitis

Grade 0–2

70  (97.2)

Grade 3–4

2 (2.8)

GI toxicities

Grade 0–2

67 (93.1)

Grade 3–4

5 (6.9)

Intestinal obstruction

Yes

4 (5.6)

No

68 (94.4)

Anastomotic leakage#

Yes

3 (4.6)

No

62 (95.4)

  1. GI: gastrointestinal, MVR: multivisceral resection; SC: simple colectomy
  2. #Including 7 cases who abandoned surgery