Table 4.

EORTC QLQ-H&N35 worst post-baseline single-item symptom scale scores for selected symptoms

Symptom	Extent of problem, n (%)
	Platinum–fluorouracil + cetuximab (n = 152)		Platinum–fluorouracil alone (n = 137)
	None at all/a little	Quite a bit/very much	None at all/a little	Quite a bit/very much
Problems with teeth	83 (55)	16 (11)	61 (45)	11 (8)
Problems with opening mouth	68 (45)	33 (22)	48 (35)	27 (20)
Dry mouth	58 (38)	44 (29)	46 (34)	30 (22)
Sticky saliva	50 (33)	50 (33)	35 (26)	40 (29)
Coughing	83 (55)	19 (13)	46 (34)	28 (20)
Feeling ill	74 (49)	28 (18)	50 (36)	25 (18)

EORTC QLQ-H&N35, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35.