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Table 3 Adverse events of grade ≥ 3 after palliative radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer

From: Short-course compared to long-course palliative radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer: a single centre observational cohort study

 

All patients n (%)

Short-course radiotherapy

4 Gy × 5

n (%)

Long-course radiotherapy

3 Gy × 10–13

n (%)

p value

Oesophageal perforation

7 (5.5)

6 (8.0)

1 (1.9)

0.238

Oesophageal stenosis/obstruction

21 (16.4)

13 (17.3)

8 (15.1)

0.736

Tumour haemorrhage*

23 (18.0)

11 (14.7)

12 (22.6)

0.247

Tracheal fistulae

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.9)

1.000

Tracheal stenosis

3 (2.3)

1 (1.3)

2 (3.8)

0.569

Aspiration pneumonia

2 (1.6)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.9)

1.000

Oesophageal pain

2 (1.6)

1 (1.3)

1 (1.9)

1.000

  1. *Tumour haemorrhage = Haematemesis, melena or anaemia caused by the primary tumour