Table IV.
Acute toxicities of concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
| Toxicities | Grade [patient no. (%)]
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3–4 | |
| Haematological (n,%) | |||||
| Anaemia | 11 (35.5) | 10 (32.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) |
| Leucopenia | 4 (12.9) | 14 (45.2) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (12.9) |
| Neutropenia | 5 (16.1) | 12 (38.7) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 3 (9.7) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Non-haematological (n, %) | |||||
| Nausea | 8 (25.8) | 6 (19.4) | 5 (16.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (16.1) |
| Vomiting | 5 (16.1) | 5 (16.1) | 4 (12.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (12.9) |
| Mucositis | 9 (29.0) | 5 (16.1) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (6.5) | 8 (25.8) |
| Diarrhoea | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) |
| Hand-foot syndrome | 5 (16.1) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |