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. 2023 Oct 17;9(3):101384. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101384

Table 4.

Adjuvant treatment-related adverse events

Toxicity Toxicity CTCAE v5 grade Whole population (n = 55) Withheld pembrolizumab (n = 27) Concomitant pembrolizumab (n = 28) P value Power w
After radiotherapy Radiodermitis 1 37 67.27 % 19 70.37% 18 64.29% .461 0.23 0.21
2 9 16.36 % 3 11.11% 6 21.43%
3 1 1.82% 1 3.7% 0 0%
4 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Asthenia 1 22 40% 10 37.04% 12 42.86% .614 0.12 0.15
2 4 7.27% 1 3.7% 3 10.71%
3+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Pain 1 10 18.18 % 7 25.93% 3 10.71% .364 0.28 0.42
2 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
3 1 1.82% 0 0% 1 3.57%
4 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Myocarditis 1+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% NA NA NA
Dyspnea 1 3 5.45% 0 0% 3 10.71% 1.000 0.28 0.42
2 1 1.82% 0 0% 1 3.57%
3+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Cough 1 4 7.27% 2 7.41% 2 7.14% 1.000 NA NA
2+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Odynophagia 1 3 5.45% 2 7.41% 1 3.57% 1.000 0.07 0.17
2 2 3.64% 1 3.7% 1 3.57%
3+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Lymphoedema 1 5 9.09% 3 11.11% 2 7.14% 1.000 NA NA
2+ 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

Abbreviations: CTCAE = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; NA = not applicable; w = effect size.

P values were calculated with Fisher's exact test. Posthoc power analyses were additionally performed.