Table 2.
Acute and late treatment toxicity.
| Early Treatment Toxicity | No of Patients | Late Treatment Toxicity | No of Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTC grade | n | % | CTC grade | n | % | |
| Mukositis | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 11.9 | 1 | 7 | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 21 | 31.3 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 52.2 | ||||
| Dermatitis | ||||||
| 1 | 38 | 56.7 | 1 | 11 | 16.4 | |
| 2 | 22 | 32.9 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 7.5 | ||||
| Dysphagia | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | 19.4 | 1 | 13 | 19.4 | |
| 2 | 39 | 58.2 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 11.9 | ||||
| Xerostomia | ||||||
| 1 | 43 | 64.2 | 1 | 33 | 49.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | 11.9 | 2 | 7 | 10.4 | |
| Epitheliolysis | ||||||
| 3 | 11 | 16.4 | ||||
| Osteoradionecrosis | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3.0 | ||||
| Hearing impairment | ||||||
| 13 | 19.4 | 8 | 11.9 | |||
| Loss of taste | ||||||
| 50 | 74.6 | |||||
| Trismus | ||||||
| 16 | 23.9 | 20 | 29.9 | |||
| Edema | ||||||
| 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.5 | |||
| Fatigue | ||||||
| 59 | 88.1 | |||||
| Hair loss | ||||||
| 3 | 4.5 | |||||
Abbreviations: common toxicity criteria (CTC).