Table 1.

Pathophysiological and clinical differences in radiation dermatitis with RT/CRT and cetuximab + RT

RT/CRT alone	Cetuximab + RT
Pathophysiological (for more details, please refer to text)
Clinical
Onset of dermatitis is within 3–5+ weeks of treatment	Onset of dermatitis is within 1 or 2 weeks of treatment
No crusting	Crusting is present, which can result in sustained microtrauma, bleeding, and discomfort and can lead to infection

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