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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2011 Jul 25;117(24):5579–5588. doi: 10.1002/cncr.26203

Table 2.

Acute grade 2 and higher treatment-related toxicities.

Grade of Adverse Event
2- Mod 3-Severe 4-LifeThr 5-Lethal Total
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Non-Hematologic Adverse Events
RTOG/EORTC Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoring Scheme
Constitutional Symptoms
 Fatigue (asthenia, lethargy, malaise) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
Endocrine
 Adrenal insufficiency 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Hot flashes/flushes 3 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
Gastrointestinal
 Flatulence 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Proctitis 4 (7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
Pain
 Pain 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
Renal/Genitourinary
 Bladder spasms 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Dysuria (painful urination) 3 (5%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Incontinence 3 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Urinary frequency/urgency 11 (18%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
 Urinary retention (including neurogenic bladder) 4 (7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
Vascular
 Thrombosis/thrombus/embolism 0 (0%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61
SUMMARY
Maximum Overall AE 15 (25%) 4 (7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 61