Table 4.
Late gastrointestinal toxicity
| |
|
Late
†
|
Last late
§
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | Grade | n (%) | n (%) |
| Diarrhea |
0 |
33 (92) |
36 (100) |
| |
1 |
3 (8) |
0 (0) |
| |
2 |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
| Rectal pain |
0 |
36 (100) |
36 (100) |
| |
1 |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
| Rectal bleeding |
0 |
36 (100) |
36 (100) |
| |
1 |
0 (0) |
0 |
| Highest GI* |
0 |
33 (92) |
36 (100) |
| |
1 |
3 (8) |
0 (0) |
| 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Abbreviations: GI gastrointestinal, *The highest toxicity in a patient was counted as a single event, †> 3 months after completion of therapy, §Incidence of late toxicity at last follow-up visit.