Table 3.
Cause of Death
| Cause of Death | RT + Induction Chemotherapy |
RT + Concomitant Chemotherapy |
RT Alone |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | |
| Cancer under study | 45 | 37.5 | 38 | 29.2 | 60 | 48.4 |
| Second malignancy | 15 | 12.5 | 18 | 13.8 | 15 | 12.1 |
| Complications of protocol treatment | 9 | 7.5 | 9 | 6.9 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Complications of other treatment | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Unrelated to cancer or treatment | 25 | 20.8 | 40 | 30.8 | 21 | 16.9 |
| Unknown/not reported | 23 | 19.2 | 23 | 17.7 | 20 | 16.1 |
| Total deaths | 120 | 130 | 124 | |||
Abbreviation: RT, radiation therapy.