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Table 4 Toxicities of chemoradiotherapy and radiotherapy alone for all patients

From: Benefit of chemotherapy based on platinum with definitive radiotherapy in older patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Toxicity

CRT group (n = 317)

RT group (n = 264)

p value

Radiation esophagitis

  

0.158

Grade < 3

295

237

 

Grade ≥ 3

22

27

 

Radiation pneumonitis

  

0.396

No

288

245

 

Yes

29

19

 

Hematologic toxicity

  

 < 0.001

Grade < 3

266

257

 

Grade ≥ 3

51

7

 
  1. CRT, chemoradiotherapy; RT, radiotherapy