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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 Oct 28;7(12):1903–1909. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-18-0793

Table 1.

Toxicity probably or definitely related to radiation or immunotherapy*

Grade 1–2 -----------------------------------------------Grade 3-----------------------------------------------

Characteristics All Patients (n=106) All Patients (n=106) Group 1: Liver 50/4** Concurrent (n=20) Group 2: Liver 50/4 Sequential (n=22) Group 3: Lung 50/4 Concurrent (n=21) Group 4: Lung 50/4 Sequential (n=24) Group 5: Liver, Lung, or Adrenal 60/10 Sequential (n=19)
ALT/AST elevation 5 (4.7%) 5 (4.7%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 1 (0.9%) 3 (2.8%)
Bilirubin elevation 2 (1.8%) 0 2 (1.8%) 0 0 0
Colitis 1 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) 0 1 (0.9%) 0 0 1 (0.9%)
Cholecystitis 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 1(0.9%) 0
Diarrhea 17 (16%) 6 (5.6%) 0 1 (0.9%) 0 0 5 (4.7%)
Constipation 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.9%)
Fatigue 34 (32%) 1 (0.9%) 0 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0
Fever 6 (5.6%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.9%)
Pain 13 (12%) 2 (1.8%) 0 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0
Pancreatitis/lipase elevation 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 0
Pituitary hypophysitis 3 (2.8%) 0 1 (0.9%) 0 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%)
TSH elevation 3 (2.8%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 1 (0.9%) 0
Pneumonitis 2 (1.8%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 0 1 (0.9%) 0
Chest pain 1 (0.9%) 0 0 1 (0.9%) 0 0
Dyspnea 12 (11%) 2 (1.8%) 0 0 1 (0.9%) 1 (0.9%) 0
Rash, maculopapular 32 (30%) 5 (4.7%) 0 3 (2.8%) 2 (1.8%) 0 0
Upper muscle weakness 4 (3.7%) 1 (0.9%) 0 0 1 (0.9%) 0 0
Sensory neuropathy 9 (8.5%)
*

No patient experienced grade 4 or 5 toxicity probably or definitely related to treatment.

**

Indicates the radiation dose (in Gy) / number of fractions.

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.