Table V.
Group (n) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Toxic effect/grade | ChT/TRT | ChT | P-value |
Hematologic toxicity grade ≥3 | |||
Leukopenia | 47 | 29 | 0.004 |
Thrombocytopenia | 6 | 9 | 0.431 |
Anemia | 7 | 6 | 0.755 |
Nonhematologic toxicity | |||
Nausea/vomiting grade ≥3 | 5 | 4 | 0.718 |
TRT-induced toxicity | |||
Esophagitis | |||
Grade 2 | 2 | - | - |
Grade 3 | 0 | - | - |
Pneumonitis | |||
Grade 2 | 2 | - | - |
Grade 3 | 1 | - | - |
Grade 4 | 0 | - | - |
Grade 5 | 0 | - | - |
ChT, chemotherapy; ChT/TRT, chemotherapy combined with thoracic radiation therapy.