Table 3 Number of patients with toxic effects in the two groups (n)
Toxicity | LD group | HD group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |
Radiation-induced esophagitis | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
Hematologic toxicity | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
Gastrointestinal reactions | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Radiation-induced pneumonitis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tracheitis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Skin reaction | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bleeding | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Esophageal perforation/fistula | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Esophageal stenosis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |