Table V.

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy grade 3 or 4 toxicities in the consolidation group compared with the control group.

Parameter	Consolidation group, no. (%)	Control group, no. (%)	P-value
No. of patients	76	80	−
Hematologic toxicity
Leukopenia	9 (11.8)	6 (7.5)	0.358
Anemia	4 (5.3)	1 (1.3)	0.155
Thrombocytopenia	8 (10.5)	6 (7.5)	0.509
Nonhematologic toxicity
Nausea or vomiting	2 (2.6)	1 (1.3)	0.530
Radiation proctitis	5 (6.6)	4 (5.0)	0.67
Diarrhea	15 (19.7)	9 (11.3)	0.142
Dermatitis	1 (1.3)	1 (1.3)	0.971
Hand-foot syndrome	5 (6.6)	2 (2.5)	0.219
Peripheral neuropathy	2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	0.236