Grade | Description |
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0 | No change |
1 | Mild dysphagia or odynophagia, requiring topical anesthetic, non-narcotic agents, or soft diet |
2 | Moderate dysphagia or odynophagia, requiring narcotic agents or liquid diet |
3 | Severe dysphagia or odynophagia with dehydration or weight loss (>15% of pretreatment baseline), requiring nasogastric feeding |
4 | Complete stricture, ulceration, perforation or fistula |
5 | Death |