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Table 3.

RTOG Acute toxicity with and without LNF

	Grade 2, N (%)		Grade 3, N (%)		Grade 4, N (%)		p^* value
	Without LNF (N=54)	With LNF (N=37)	Without LNF (N=54)	With LNF (N=37)	Without LNF (N=54)	With LNF (N=37)
Skin	23 (43)	20 (54)	2 (4)	0 (0)	0	0	0.56
Mucosa	28 (52)	17 (46)	17 (32)	15 (41)	0	0	0.54
Pharynx/Esophagitis	29 (54)	20 (54)	9 (17)	5 (14)	0	1 (3)	0.21
Larynx	4 (7)	1 (3)	1 (2)	0	0	0	0.43
Taste changes	37 (69)	29 (78)	4 (7)	1 (3)	0	1 (3)	0.43
Xerostomia	34 (63)	27 (73)	1 (2)	2 (5)	0	0	0.38
Hematological	5 (9)	6 (16)	1 (2)	0	0	0	0.58

Abbreviations: N= number of patients.

p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.