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Late toxicity – all grades.
| No. of patients with late toxicity |
% of patients with late toxicity |
|
|---|---|---|
| PEG dependence at 6 mo | 5 | 25 |
| Necrosis (soft tissue or ORN) | 4 | 20 |
| Xerostomia/loss of taste | 4 | 20 |
| Dysphagia/eso stricture | 6 | 30 |
Abbreviations: PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; ORN, osteoradionecrosis.
Data for late toxicity was available for only 20 patients because 1 patient died of acute toxicity.
