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Skin reaction severity as measured by the extended RTOG grading scale
| RTOG grades | Moist desquamation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Patients | 0 | IA | IB | IIA | IIB | III | ||
| New Zealand n = 22 | Film | 0 | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (45%) | 8 (36%) | 2 (9%) | 10 (45%) |
| Cream | 0 | 0 | 1 (5%) | 5 (23%) | 15 (68%) | 1 (5%) | 16 (73%) | |
| 28% decrease | ||||||||
| China n = 11 | Film | 0 | 0 | 4 (36%) | 4 (36%) | 2 (18%) | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) |
| Cream | 0 | 0 | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) | 6 (55%) | 1 (9%) | 7 (64%) | |
| 37% decrease | ||||||||
RTOG, RadiationTherapy Oncology Group.
