Table 3.

Frequency of grade 3/4 (G3/4) late toxicity at the subjective (mean 20 months; range 4-40) and objective (mean 32 months; range 16-60) assessment

	Grade 3/4 late term toxicity
Parameter	S u b j e c t i v e		O b j e c t i v e
Swallow pain	1		na
Dysphagia	2	(1 definitive/	2 (same pts. as subjective)
		1postoperative)
Taste alteration	9		na
Xerostomia	3		6
			(same 3 pts as subjective + 3 others)
Weight loss ≥10%	na		0
Hoarseness	0		0
Total No of pts	14/80 (18%)		8/78 (10%)

Abbreviations: na: not assessable, pts: patients, No: number