Table 4.
Grade 2 and 3 Adverse Events after SABR
| Adverse event* | No. (%)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | Grade 3 | |
| Acute adverse event | ||
| Dermatitis | 3 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Radiation pneumonitis | 14 (24) | 2 (3) |
| Dyspnea/shortness of breath† | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Chest wall pain | 8 (14) | 0 |
| Brachial plexopathy | 3 (5) | 0 |
| Esophagitis | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Late adverse event | ||
| Rib fracture | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 2 (3) | 0 |
*
Each symptom was scored separately (i.e., each patient could have several adverse events).
†
Patients who had dyspnea at baseline were not included.