Table 5 Acute toxicity
Acute Toxicities | IACRT group | SCRT group | P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | ≥ Grade 4 | ≤ Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | ≥ Grade 4 | ≥ Grade 3 | |
Hematologic toxicity | |||||||||
Anemia | 21 (31.8%) | 35 (53.1%) | 10 (15.1%) | 0 | 6 (33.3%) | 11 (61.1%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0 | 0.24 |
leukopenia | 23 (34.8%) | 19 (28.8%) | 19 (28.8%) | 5 (7.6%) | 14 (77.7%) | 3 (16.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0 | 0.012 |
Neutropenia | 37 (56.1%) | 15 (22.7%) | 13 (19.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 17 (94.4%) | 0 | 1 (5.6%) | 0 | 0.13 |
lymphopenia | 6 (9.1%) | 12 (18.2%) | 26 (39.4%) | 22 (33.3%) | 7 (38.8%) | 1 (5.6%) | 10 (55.6%) | 0 | 0.21 |
thrombopenia | 61 (92.5%) | 2 (3.0%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0 | 18 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
General conditions | |||||||||
Radiation dermatitis | 25 (37.9%) | 27 (40.9%) | 12 (18.2%) | 2 (3.0%) | 8 (%) | 10 (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.034 |
Oral mucositis | 2 (3.0%) | 20 (30.3%) | 43 (65.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (16.7%) | 7 (38.8%) | 7 (38.8%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0.088 |
Xerostomia | 43 (65.2%) | 20 (30.3%) | 2 (3.0%) | 0 | 10 (55.6%) | 8 (44.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
Dysphagia | 0 | 17 (25.8%) | 49 (74.2%) | 0 | 0 | 11 (61.1%) | 7 (38.8%) | 0 | 0.008 |