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. 2005 Mar 24;5:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-5-30

Table 4.

Summary of toxicity by age, radiotherapy and combined subgroups expressed as row percentages)

Haematologic Other Any



Subgroup G0-2 G3-4 p* G0-2 G3-4 p* G0-2 G3-4 p*
Age 0.17 0.49 1.00
>60 and <65 years (n = 100) 86% 14% 72% 28% 62% 38%
≥ 65 years (n = 80) 78% 22% 78% 22% 61% 39%

Radiotherapy <0.0001 0.21 0.27
No (n = 114) 92% 8% 71% 29% 65% 35%
Yes (n = 66) 65% 35% 80% 20% 56% 44%

Age and radiotherapy <0.0001 0.42 0.08
>60 and < 65, no RT (n = 64) 92% 8% 67% 33% 59% 41%
≥ 65, no RT (n = 50) 92% 8% 76% 24% 72% 28%
>60 and < 65, RT (n = 36) 75% 25% 81% 19% 67% 33%
≥ 65, RT (n = 30) 53% 47% 80% 20% 43% 57%

G = grade; RT = radiotherapy.