Table 2:
Toxicity of induction chemoradiotherapy
| Toxicity | Grade of toxicity (n) |
% of Toxicities ≥grade 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Leucopenia | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 45.5 |
| Neutropenia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 50.0 |
| Anemia | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Constipation | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Hepatic | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Renal | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiac | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Pulmonary | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oesophagitis | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Allergy | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
Toxicity was assessed by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, v3.0.