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. 2008 Nov 20;99(12):2510–2517. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00981.x

Table 4.

Sequelae of external‐beam radiation therapy (EBRT) according to RTOG criteria

n RTOG grade, n (%)
1 2 3 4
GI
 Anorexia 136 37 (27.2%) 10 (7.4%) 3 (2.2%) 0
 Nausea/vomiting 136 16 (11.8%) 4 (2.9%) 2 (1.5%) 0
 Diarrhea 136 2 (1.5%) 1 (0.7%) 0 0
 Gastroduodenal ulcer 136 10 (7.4%) 1 (0.7%) 0
Liver
 Total bilirubin 136 15 (11%) 12 (8.8%) 0 0
 ALT 136 26 (19.1%) 1 (0.7%) 5 (3.7%) 0
 AST 136 35 (25.7%) 15 (11%) 6 (4.4%) 0
 ALP 136 47 (34.6%) 8 (5.9%) 1 (0.7%) 0
Marrow
 Hb 136 58 (42.6%) 21 (15.4%) 0 0
 WBC 136 35 (25.7%) 28 (20.6%) 7 (5.1%) 1 (0.7%)
 Platelets 136 22 (16.2%) 33 (24.3%) 34 (25%) 0

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GI, gastrointestinal; Hb, hemoglobin; RTOG, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; WBC, white blood cells.