Table 2.
Acute toxicity induced by concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
| Grade of reaction (% of 41 patients) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Acute normal tissue reactions according to RTOG criteria | ||||
| Organ/Tissue | ||||
| Skin | 0 | 19.5 | 75.6 | 4.9 |
| Mucous membrane | 0 | 4.9 | 48.8 | 46.3 |
| Salivary gland | 0 | 34.1 | 61.0 | 4.9 |
| Pharynx | 0 | 21.9 | 73.2 | 4.9 |
| Larynx | 24.4 | 36.6 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Acute toxicity according to WHO criteria | ||||
| Nonhematological | ||||
| Nausea | 46.3 | 51.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 63.4 | 34.1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Weight loss | 0 | 43.9 | 53.6 | 2.4 |
| Hematological | ||||
| Leucopenia | 19.5 | 70.7 | 9.8 | 0 |
| Anemia | 36.6 | 56.1 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 51.2 | 48.8 | 0 | 0 |
RTOG, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; WHO, World Health Organization.
* Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.