Table 3.
Incidence of Toxicities During Postoperative Treatment Between POCRT and PORT Groups
| Toxicity | POCRT (%, n=288) | PORT (%, n=110) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1–3 | Grade 4–5 | Grade 1–3 | Grade 4–5 | ||
| Acute toxicity | |||||
| Hematological toxicities | 72 (25.0) | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 0 | <0.001 |
| Mucositis | 101 (35.0) | 0 | 21 (19.1) | 0 | 0.002 |
| Dermatitis | 28 (9.7) | 0 | 9 (8.2) | 0 | 0.636 |
| Late toxicity | |||||
| Xerostomia | 57 (19.8) | 0 | 26 (23.6) | 0 | 0.398 |
| Dysphagia | 18 (6.2) | 0 | 10 (9.1) | 0 | 0.322 |
Abbreviations: POCRT, postoperative concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy; PORT, postoperative radiotherapy.