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. 2012 Sep 5;17(6):332–338. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2012.07.005

Table 2.

Early radiation intestinal toxicity in the intestines in patients receiving definitive (RCHT and RT) and adjuvant (CC and EC) radiotherapy – EORTC scale.

Treatment method/clinical diagnosis
Number of patients (toxicity rate)
Toxicity grade (number and % of patients)
Grade 0 Grades 1 and 2 Grades 3 and 4
RCHT 61 (37.7%) 38 (62.3%) 7 (11.5%) 16 (26.2%)
RT 29 (65.5%) 10 (34.5%) 12 (41.4%) 7 (24.1%)
CC 38 (23.7%) 29 (76.3%) 6 (15.8%) 3 (7.9%)
EC 135 (26.7%) 99 (73.3%) 24 (17.8%) 12 (8.9%)