Table 3.
Comparison of toxic reaction of NPC patients among the CT, SRT and CT + SRT group.
| Toxic reaction | CT | SRT | CT + SRT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | |
| Non-hematological system | ||||||
| Mucositis | 11 (9.65) | 0 | 34 (31.19) | 0 | 25 (23.58) | 0 |
| Vomiting | 19 (16.67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (5.66) | 0 |
| Flaky skin | 4 (3.51) | 0 | 4 (3.67) | 0 | 4 (3.77) | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hematological system | ||||||
| Leukocyte | 8 (7.02) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (12.26) | 0 |
| Platelet | 2 (1.75) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.83) | 0 |
| Others | 3 (2.63) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NPC – nasopharyngeal carcinoma; CT – chemotherapy; SRT – stereotactic radiotherapy.