Table 2 Acute and late toxicity after radiotherapy and chemotherapy according to RTOG/ECOG and LENT scores (highest level given)
SEQ | CON | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade III | Grade IV | Grade III | Grade IV | p | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Acute toxicity (RTOG) | |||||||||
Skin | 11 | (16) | 0 | 5 | (10) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Mucositis | 31 | (44) | 1 | (1) | 28 | (54) | 2 | (4) | n.s. |
Pharynx | 9 | (13) | 1 | (1) | 9 | (17) | 1 | (2) | n.s. |
Salivary glands | 10 | (14) | 0 | 4 | (8) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Late toxicity (LENT scores) | |||||||||
Skin | 2 | (3) | 0 | 2 | (4) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Subcutis | 5 | (7) | 0 | 7 | (14) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Mucosa | 4 | (6) | 0 | 3 | (6) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Salivary glands | 7 | (10) | 0 | 3 | (6) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Pharynx | 5 | (7) | 0 | 4 | (8) | 1 | (2) | n.s. | |
Larynx | 3 | (4) | 0 | 2 | (4) | 0 | n.s. | ||
Mandibula | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | (2) | n.s. | ||